One in four feeling 'lonely and isolated' during Covid

The latest figures from the LV= Wealth and Wellbeing Monitor, which surveys 4,000 UK consumers, has revealed that a quarter of the general population feel lonely and isolated as a result of lockdown and social distancing measures, with those on furlough (33%) or who have lost their job (55%) more likely to feel this way. Around one in 10 unable to work for two weeks or more in the past three months have sought face-to-face or online mental health support, the study found. Some 59% of young adults aged 18 to 24 years old said they have felt stressed or anxious in the last three months ...