{"id":82406,"date":"2018-03-10T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/part-of-the-family-the-strangers-brought-together-by-sharing-a-home\/"},"modified":"2018-03-10T18:03:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T11:03:07","slug":"part-of-the-family-the-strangers-brought-together-by-sharing-a-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/part-of-the-family-the-strangers-brought-together-by-sharing-a-home\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Part of the family\u2019: the strangers brought together by sharing a home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFrom connecting with refugees to providing company, this is what living together looks likeAndy, 67, had lived alone for 14 years before George moved in last August; he had become ever more isolated following his divorce 20 years ago, and particularly after he retired as a window cleaner. \u201cI sat in front of the box all day,\u201d he says. Social workers from a local social enterprise called PossAbilities suggested Andy take part in Homeshare, which links up lonely older people with young folk who want cheap rent, and which is funded by Lloyds Bank Foundation and the Big Lottery Fund. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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