That the Parliament believes that poverty among pensioners is a significant and growing problem in Scotland; welcomes Independent Age’s manifesto, Security not Struggle; notes the call within that manifesto for strategic, comprehensive and well-resourced policy interventions to tackle pensioner poverty, and champions the implementation of effective policies to tackle poverty among pensioners during this and the next parliamentary session.
Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Colin Beattie, Jackson Carlaw, Annabelle Ewing, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Richard Leonard, Fulton MacGregor, John Mason, Stuart McMillan, Emma Roddick, Paul Sweeney, Mercedes Villalba