Our epidemic of loneliness
Sunday People|December 27, 2020
CRISIS HITS MORE THAN HALF OF ALL OAPs
Chris McLaughlin
Our epidemic of loneliness

COVID rules are triggering an epidemic of loneliness among elderly people – just as a shortage of carers looms after Brexit.

Charity Age UK says the old are going through the “loneliest and scariest” Christmas ever.

Tougher Covid restrictions mean more than two million elderly – including a third of older widows and widowers – are likely to have been alone on Christmas Day.

While laws coming into force after Britain leaves the EU later this week will make things even worse, say carer chiefs.

This story is from the December 27, 2020 edition of Sunday People.

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