1. Isolation or Independence? Investigating Older Adults’ Loneliness in Italy • Annalisa Donno , University of Padova; Maria Letizia Tanturri, University of Padova.

2. Who Got Lonelier during the Covid-19 Pandemic? Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing • Mengxing Joshi , University of St Andrews; Daniela Weber, Wittgenstein Centre, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna University of Economics and Business; Anne Goujon, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA); Nissa Finney, University of St Andrews; Jo Mhairi Hale, University of St Andrews; Solveig A Cunningham, Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute and Emory University.

3. Home Care Receipt during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Situation of People Aged 50 and over in Europe • Wojciech Latkowski , Warsaw School of Economics.

5. Intergenerational Care Dynamics: Examining the Impact of Grandchild Care on Loneliness in Aging Populations • Dario Mustac , University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business; Petra Medimurec, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business; Ivan Cipin, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Demography; Sime Smolic, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business; Margareta Fabijancic, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Economics & Business.

6. Changing Care Needs in Times of Changing Contexts: Insights from the Experience of Adult Children in the UK during the Pandemic • Edward Pomeroy , University of St Andrews; Francesca F Fiori, University of Strathclyde.