Social isolation among over 50s in England is on the increase. In October a Project entitled The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), published a report stating that “One in six over-50s in England are ‘socially isolated’ with few hobbies or engagement with society…They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks…the least wealthy over-50s suffer the most social isolation”.
