ECJ right to reside judgment due today

European Court of Justice is today expected to confirm that Britain can insist that only EU citizens with a lawful riight of residence in the UK can claim social security benefits.

http://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/jun/14/european-court-back-uk-limits-migrants-access-child-benefits

Decision now out -  http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-06/cp160063en.pdf

Confirms that the UK can require recipients of child benefit and child tax credit to have a right to reside in the UK -

Although that condition is considered to amount to indirect indiscrimination, it is justified by the need to protect the finances of the host Member State

Daphne - 14 June 2016 09:34 AM

Decision now out -  http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2016-06/cp160063en.pdf

Confirms that the UK can require recipients of child benefit and child tax credit to have a right to reside in the UK -

Although that condition is considered to amount to indirect indiscrimination, it is justified by the need to protect the finances of the host Member State

Full decision is now available -

http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=180083&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=req&dir;=&occ=first&part=1&cid=473622

Stuart - 14 June 2016 11:43 AM

Full decision is now available -

http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=180083&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=req&dir;=&occ=first&part=1&cid=473622

Summary now up on rightsnet -

http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/caselaw/item/ecj-finds-uk-right-to-reside-test-for-child-benefit-and-child-tax-credit-am