Devon County Council ‘travel buddy’ conspire gets a portion of £5m asset to handle Loneliness

An undertaking to handle Loneliness in Devon is among 12 associations across England to profit from a £5 million funding support.

The additional money will be shared among various pilot projects intended to understand how to transport specifically can be utilized to mitigate Loneliness for those most in danger.

Devon County Council needs to utilize the cash to introduce a new ‘travel buddy’ framework on open transport, with help from staff and volunteers, and a local area rail project in Okehampton.

Andrea Davis, Cabinet Member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, said: “Loneliness is, unfortunately, something that can influence every one of us and is quite pervasive in the public arena today.

“Transport is often forgotten about while implementing groundbreaking thoughts or projects to help individuals, and here and there likewise seen as an obstruction to support.

“We accept our initiatives will help the older and youthful grown-ups and venture further into networks to identify the individuals who truly need support.”

Aristocrat Vere, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Transport, said: “Loneliness influences many individuals across the UK. Transport can assist us with solving this issue by connecting us to individuals, places, and encounters.”