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New CJEU ruling on family benefits for family members in another Member State
CJEU rules in a case concerning the Republic of Ireland’s benefit system - Bogatu v Minister for Social Protection (Case C-322/17) - that -
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems and, in particular, Article 67, read in conjunction with Article 11(2) thereof, must be interpreted as meaning that, in a situation such as that in the main proceedings, in order to be eligible to receive family benefits in the competent Member State, it is not necessary for a person either to pursue an activity as an employed person in that Member State or to be in receipt of cash benefits from that Member State because or as a consequence of such activity.