SOME 7,510 families in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch could see their incomes boosted by Labour’s plan to top up child benefit by £240 per year.
Under Labour’s plan, the Scottish Parliament’s new social security powers could be used to top up child benefit and lift around 30,000 children in Scotland out of poverty by 2020.
Figures published by Highlands and Islands Labour MSP David Stewart confirm there are currently 12,890 children in Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch who would benefit from the move.