Over a thousand families in West Lothian with more than two children will benefit from Scottish Government payment

Over a thousand families in West Lothian will be better off following a move by the Scottish Government to mitigate the two-child benefit cap. ‌

Fiona Hyslop MSP has welcomed new figures which reveal that 1,060 families in the local authority area set to benefit from the SNP’s decision to scrap the UK Government’s cap, which limits support to only two children per family. ‌

The Scottish Government revealed in the Scottish Budget in December last year that they would introduce measures to negate the UK Government cap ‌

The Two Child Limit Payment will come into effect from March 2 next year, to support low-income families in Scotland impacted by the UK Government’s two-child limit policy in Universal Credit. READ MORE: West Lothian Youth Action project sets 500 miles target for