Lockdown on loneliness: creating connection for people with a learning disability

Lockdown on loneliness: creating connection for people with a learning disability According to this report, experiences of loneliness were not limited to Covid lockdown for people with learning disabilities. Over a third (36 per cent) of people with a learning disability surveyed after lockdown said they felt lonely nearly always or all the time, while one in three people (37 per cent) also said that they hardly ever or never go out to socialise – suggesting that their experiences of loneliness were not a consequence of restrictions introduced due to the pandemic. The report highlights unmet support needs as a key driver of loneliness which prevents many people with a learning disability from taking opportunities to socialise. Hft