| Heading: |
Loneliness |
| Question ID: |
1751381 |
| UIN: |
HL3617 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-12-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4996 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Lord Bishop of Newcastle
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| Asking Member handle: |
BishopNewcastle
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@BishopNewcastle
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address loneliness and social isolation as a root cause of foodbank usage following a recent report published by the Centre for Social Justice which found that over twice as many people who use |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-06 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4147 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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| Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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| Answer text: |
The government’s current work to tackle loneliness includes the Know Your Neighbourhood Fund, a grant fund designed to widen participation in volunteering and tackle loneliness in 27 disadvantaged areas across England. Jobcentres carry out an important ro... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |