The SNP’s backing for the pension triple lock is not political, First Minister John Swinney said as he recommitted to the policy if he was in charge of an independent Scotland.
Mr Swinney has attacked the UK Government’s decision to scrap the average earnings element of the triple lock – meaning pensions will rise by the higher of 2.5% or the rate of inflation – in 2030 to fund a national care service for England.
