The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released figures showing that the State Pension is currently supporting 12.7 million older individuals across the UK, with over one million of these retirees residing in Scotland.

To be eligible for this regular financial support, one must have reached the UK Government’s retirement age of 66 for both men and women and have contributed at least 10 years’ worth of National Insurance Contributions.

Yet…