Health Archives - Sense https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/health/ For disabled people with complex needs Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:59:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Combatting loneliness and the cost-of-living crisis are top priorities for disabled people https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/health/combatting-loneliness-and-the-cost-of-living-crisis-are-top-priorities-for-disabled-people/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:37:50 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=42855 11 July 2023 – Loneliness remains one of the greatest issues facing disabled people, with more than half of people with complex disabilities in the UK feeling lonely.

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]]> Fear of mental health crisis as loneliness rises dramatically amongst disabled people https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/health/loneliness-rises-dramatically-among-disabled-people/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:33:36 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=3033 25 February 2021 – Almost two thirds (61%) of disabled people are now chronically lonely, rising to 7 in 10 (70%) of young disabled people.

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