COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Citizenship

According to Court, an EU citizen who does not meet all the conditions of Directive 2004/38 can be denied UK universal credit

Brussels, 15/07/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday 15 July in case C-709/20 (see EUROPE B12748A33) that the UK’s universal credit legislation, which denies Universal Credit to EU citizens who have a right of residence under the Brexit scheme, but who do not meet all the conditions of Directive 2004/38, is compatible with the principle of equality of treatment guaranteed by EU law.

However, according to the Court, the competent national authorities must verify that a refusal to...