Older people are especially vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation, with ONS figures finding over 1 in 3 of all people aged 65 and over living alone. A quarter of these people - around 3 million - say the TV or radio is their main company. Around 7% of people in Great Britain say they feel lonely ‘often or always’ (chronic loneliness).
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