The cost of living crisis was laid bare this week after it was revealed more than 7000 West Lothian children are living in poverty.
The new figures show that a fifth of all youngsters in the county are now living below the breadline as families struggle to make ends meet amid soaring fuel, energy and food costs.
The stark findings were revealed by the End Child Poverty coalition, whose research found 7263 (21.1 per cent) children are living in poverty, after housing costs are taken into account.
