# The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Entitlement to a Winter Fuel Payment

Extent: E+W

Subject to regulation 4, the Secretary of State must pay a winter fuel payment out of the social fund to a person (“P”) where—
(a) in or before the qualifying week, P has reached pensionable age, and
(b) in respect of any day falling within the qualifying week, P is ordinarily resident in England or Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/969/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-fund-winter-fuel-payment-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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