The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024
These Regulations require the Secretary of State to pay a winter fuel payment to a person who, in the week beginning on the third Monday in September in any year, has reached pensionable age, andis ordinarily resident in England and Wales and entitled to income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance, state pension credit, income-related employment and support allowance or universal credit (“relevant benefits”) or an award of child tax credit or working tax credit of not less than £26 in respect of the tax year 2024-25; oris habitually resident in one of the countries listed in Schedule 1 and demonstrates an entitlement to a benefit in that country which is equivalent to a relevant benefit, if that person is covered by the Withdrawal Agreement or one of the other Agreements listed in regulation 2(3)(b) and they are able to demonstrate a genuine and sufficient link to the United Kingdom.