Western Isles look to incentives

According to this BBC news story, young women in the Western Isles may be offered incentives, both financial and non-cash, to encourage them to stay on the islands.

Currently, many young women leave to the mainland to work and study. While the overall population of the Western Isles is predicted to increase, the forecast is for fewer schoolchildren, people of working age and women of child-bearing age. The Hebrides Migration Study found that 71% of those coming to the area were male.