Our new report, Social Infrastructure: How shared spaces make communities work, argues that to reduce social isolation, we need a diversity of social infrastructure to ensure chance social encounters with a diversity of people.

John Hannen, programme manager of Ambition for Ageing said, “the spaces we share are an essential building block of our community life - they're where we meet others and build connections. The reduced spending on library services, neglecting upkeep of green spaces and the decline of high streets is increasingly putting older people at risk because of less opportunity for social encounters.”

Click here to visit our Resources page to download the report and a summary briefing.