I would hope it was just Imposter not doing his homework before replying to you and not a premediated "dig" DarkHorseHatter.
A report to the government back in 2014 stated -
"The report suggested that the department will stop referring to the state pension as a benefit in documents. The state pension is something that elderly people feel that they have "built up entitlement to" by working, the Government admitted in a report.28 Oct 2014