In the quarter from November 2020 to February 2021 there were 979,217 individuals in receipt of State Pension in Scotland. This information can be accessed here:<\/p>
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1015080/state-pension-statistics-to-february-2021-revised.ods<\/a><\/p> <\/p> We cannot provide the information on what proportion of the total population of Scotland are in receipt of state pension as we only hold information on customers.<\/p> <\/p> The Scottish Government published a forecast of State Pension expenditure in Scotland for 2020/21 of £8,517m. This can be found here:<\/p> Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 2020-21 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)<\/a><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people and what proportion of the total population of Scotland are in receipt of a state pension; and what the total value was of state pension paid to those pensioners living in Scotland in the 2020-21 financial year.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with representatives of the Scottish Government on the effect of her policies on WASPI women in Scotland.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Scottish residents will have their incomes affected by changes to the state pension; and whether all those people have been contacted to inform them of the effect of such changes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Scotland who reach state pension age in 2016-17 will receive less than the full flat rate of the new state pension.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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