Age Scotland recently highlighted the Scottish Government’s own figures that showed that as of 2023, 15% of older people (almost 1 in 6) in Scotland are living in relative poverty, after housing 13 costs. 8 ‘Housing an ageing population: a reading list’, research briefing, House of Commons Library, 2021, https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp- 9239/#:~:text=The%20UK%27s%20ageing%20population&text=Around%20one%2Dfifth%20of%20th e,population%20only%20increased%20by%207%25. 9 Ibid. 10 Ibid. 11 ‘Age Scotland calls for more action to prepare for ageing population’, Age Scotland, July 2022, https://www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland/latest...