National legislation providing that refugees with a temporary residence permit in a Member State may only claim social benefits for an amount lower than those granted to nationals and refugees with a permanent residence permit is contrary to EU law, the EU Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday 21 November (C-713/17).
In this case, Mr. Ayubi was granted a three-year asylum permit to stay in Austria in September 2016. In March 2017, the district of Linz-Land granted him a minimum social...