Claim: At the SNP party conference, the SNP voted to increase the state pension in an independent Scotland to match the EU average.
Fact-check: SNP members voted to commission a plan for pension increases in an independent Scotland - Full Fact
Verdict: the conference voted in favour of a resolution supporting the commissioning of a plan looking at how pension levels could be increased. it also mentioned that the oecd average should be set as a target.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2019-10-16T00:00:00