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23 December 2020 Support will target sectors that bring people and communities together including the arts, libraries, charities and radio Grants will be administered via Arts Council England, the Government’s Loneliness Fund and two radio funds Move follows £4 million Local Connections Fund that will deliver over a thousand small grants to local community projects across the country The Government has announced a £7.5 million funding package to help tackle loneliness over the winter period. Following the recent news about the Tier 4 measures and with more people finding themselves alone ...

Government launches £7.5m loneliness package The Government has announced a £7.5m funding package to help tackle loneliness during the winter period. The funding will be targeted at cultural organisations, charities and local community groups who are working to ensure no one feels isolated in their local community. Arts Council England will receive £5m for arts and library services. Around £3.5m of this has been awarded to the national charity, The Reading Agency, for their Reading Well and Reading Friends programmes. The Government also said that £2m will go to extend the Government’s...