Guidance and regulation

This page brings together government's work and announcements on loneliness.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 21 June 2023

Advice on staying well in cold weather, covering issues such as financial help, healthy lifestyle, flu vaccinations and heating.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 13 March 2024

• Keeping warm and well: staying safe in cold weather

  This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay warm and well…

This practice resource and summary explain how social isolation affects public health and outline ideas for reducing the problem.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 15 September 2015

The Loneliness Engagement Fund provides small grants between £15,000 and £50,000 to organisations who can engage with target groups at high risk of loneliness.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 10 February 2022

Interventions that can be made by pharmacy teams, to improve quality of life for older people.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 19 March 2019

Outlines the criteria and procedure for landlords to take part in the Open Doors pilot scheme to help regenerate the high street and support community groups.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 15 January 2019

Funding for innovative pilot projects that explore how transport can help alleviate loneliness.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 May 2022

Guide for employers on how they can tackle loneliness.

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 8 May 2021

Applications for this fund have now closed

• From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and 1 others
• Updated: 28 May 2020