Claims made by leaders of six political parties who took part in a TV debate for the 2026 Holyrood election campaign are checked.
The SNP leader made the claim in the BBC's televised debate ahead of next month's Scottish election.
John Swinney says it would help renters get on the housing ladder but other parties say the SNP is to blame for the housing emergency.
The Scottish Tories say they will give £500 to pensioners - but the party's leader says he hopes millionaires will not apply.
BBC Scotland journalists have analysed some of the policies in the Conservatives' manifesto for the 2026 Holyrood election.
The party's priorities include cutting tax bills, raising school standards and delivering faster GP appointments.
Leader Russell Findlay announces his party's plans ahead of next month's Holyrood poll.
The comments, made by Edinburgh and Lothians East hopeful Kate Nevens, have been branded "monumentally stupid".
In his former journalism career he wrote books on gangland crime and was the victim of an acid attack in 2015.
