# The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 1998, Regulation 4: Official records


(1) Subject to paragraph (2), official records held by the Secretary of State as to a person’s circumstances shall be sufficient evidence thereof for the purpose of deciding his entitlement to a winter fuel payment and its amount.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply so as to exclude a review of the decision under section 25 of the Administration Act or the consideration on that review of fresh evidence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/19/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-winter-fuel-payment-regulations-1998/regulation-4
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