£20 million investment to help tackle loneliness

Charities and community groups will get £20 million of new funding to help isolated people and those suffering from loneliness, Prime Minister Theresa May has said. The funding will go to support and expand programmes that bring people together and are proving to benefit communities. This includes a new £11 million ‘Building Connections Fund’ that will be distributed to successful applicants that can help bring communities together. This will help make the most of local spaces, opening them up for community use, as well as help businesses and local services…

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