.... Christopher Phillipson can be contacted at: christopher.phillipson@manchester.ac.uk © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Environment Diversity Age-friendly Inequality Minority groups Neighbourhood An important debate has emerged...

... to face befriending has been the mainstay of the type of befriending support for older people. The increasing diversity of the older population and reductions in funding has led to adaptations of this model for different groups living in different circumstances. Research limitations/implications...