670,000,000 is already targeted at children. through the range of new payments delivered by social security scotland, what families receive in the early years of a child s life, £5,000 of additional support. at the heart of this is the scottish child payment, the only payment of its kind anywhere in the uk, designed solely to lift children out of poverty and give them better lives. the scottish child payment provides low income families with £10 per week for every child under the age of six. over 105,000 children are already benefiting. next year it will be extended to all children on in low income families under the age of 16. at the election we committed to doubling the payment to £20 per child per week within this term of parliament. a co operation agreement with the green party committed us to achieving this as soon as possible.