The area represented by one MP
About 1 in 5 children in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire are growing up in poverty. Exact figure: 21.7% in 2023/24.
What this means
In Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, about 1 in 5 children are growing up without enough money at home. The exact figure is 21.7%.
One MP speaks for this area in the UK Parliament, in London. They help decide benefits and help with rent. I already know who they are. You can send them an email from this page without entering anything.
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It was 20.3% ten years ago. It is 21.7% now. It has got worse.
Children living in poverty in Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Money left after rent or mortgage · 2014/15 to 2023/24
| Year | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire % | Children | Scotland % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 20.3 | 4,067 | 21.6 |
| 2015/16 | 21.3 | 4,284 | 22.8 |
| 2016/17 | 21.5 | 4,285 | 23.3 |
| 2017/18 | 21.9 | 4,214 | 24.2 |
| 2018/19 | 21.4 | 4,148 | 23.1 |
| 2019/20 | 22.1 | 4,328 | 24.2 |
| 2020/21 | 19.3 | 3,924 | 20.9 |
| 2021/22 | 16.8 | 3,225 | 23.9 |
| 2022/23 | 17.1 | 3,189 | 24.5 |
| 2023/24 | 21.7 | 3,952 | 23.3 |
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The technical name for an MP area is a . These figures use the 2024 boundaries throughout. They come from and records and are adjusted to match the official national poverty survey.
The record
Asking someone what they will do is one thing. Here is what they already did. These are real votes in the House of Commons by the MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, taken from the official record.
The first Commons vote on the bill · 3 February 2026
was the rule that stopped families getting the usual support for a third or later child. This bill removed it.
457 to 104 across the whole Commons, it passed
Scotland's 57 MPs: 42 for, 5 against, 10 not recorded
The final Commons vote on the same bill · 23 February 2026
Their vote was not recorded. MPs miss votes for all sorts of ordinary reasons, so this is not the same as voting against, it only means they were not counted that day.
The last chance to stop or pass the bill. It passed, and the two-child limit ended in April 2026.
362 to 84 across the whole Commons, it passed
Scotland's 57 MPs: 31 for, 4 against, 22 not recorded
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The MP for Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire votes on and . These choices decide how much money many families have left each week after housing.
A fair question is: what do you expect this area's child-poverty figure to be in five years, and what are you doing to bring it down? I have already written that email for you.
A child is counted as living in when the family has less than 60% of the usual UK household income once rent or mortgage is paid.
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