Press Releases

Press Releases
March 5, 2025

London, UK, 5 March 2025 – Nearly half of UK adults (48%) are more likely to return to shops where customers are served by a person rather than an automated… view full article >>

March 5, 2025

Two in five feel more connected to their family since working from home, landmark UK poll finds London, UK, 5 March 2025 – A new study, released today by the… view full article >>

March 5, 2025

Two in five new parents feel more connected to their community—but renters feel more isolated London, UK, 5 March 2025 – Becoming a parent in the UK today transforms more… view full article >>

March 5, 2025

Half of Young Women in the UK Feel Lonely, New Poll Reveals  London, UK, 5 March 2025 – For the second year in a row, young women in the UK… view full article >>

March 5, 2025

 One in ten Brits have no close friends, as new report links loneliness to life satisfaction, work, and politics  London, UK, 5 March 2025 – A major new study has,… view full article >>

January 2, 2025

How the Budget Could Harm Communities and End ‘Chatty Checkouts’ Many of us fondly recall a time when the weekly supermarket trip was more than just shopping—it was a chance… view full article >>

May 13, 2024

Liverpool, 13 May 2024: Over one third of Liverpudlians report feeling lonely, the largest-ever poll on belonging in the UK has revealed. In the city, Liverpool Riverside prevailed as the… view full article >>

May 13, 2024

Brighton, 13th May 2024: People in Brighton Pavilion are the most likely of any constituency in the UK to say they do not feel as if they “belong” in the… view full article >>

May 13, 2024

Bristol, 13 May 2024: Bristolians are least likely to feel like they ‘belong’ to their street or local area, a new poll of 10,000 Brits has revealed. Bristol Central residents… view full article >>

April 29, 2024

Hexham, 29 April 2024: Hexham residents have the highest levels of life satisfaction in the UK, the largest-ever poll into belonging in the UK has revealed.  A significant 40% of… view full article >>

April 29, 2024

Glasgow, 29 April 2024: Residents in Glasgow North East are the loneliest in Scotland, the largest-ever poll on belonging in the UK has revealed. Two in five (40%) of those… view full article >>

March 24, 2024

People living with disabilities are significantly more likely to report feeling lonely than the general population, a landmark poll of more than 10,000 Brits has revealed. The poll found that… view full article >>

March 24, 2024

Young women in the UK report feeling lonelier than the general population and more unsatisfied with their lives than men, a poll of more than 10,000 Brits has revealed. The… view full article >>

March 22, 2024

An alarming number of older people in the UK report a critical lack of social support, a poll of more than 10,000 Brits by the Belonging Forum has revealed.  … view full article >>

March 22, 2024

“A crisis of Belonging revealed”: New organisation for social connection launches with biggest national poll on Belonging ever conducted in the UK The UK’s first comprehensive survey of British people’s… view full article >>

March 22, 2024

Renters are more likely to feel lonely and unsafe when walking home after dark than the wider population, and they display less of a sense of belonging and connection to… view full article >>