ECJ decision C‑325/09 on UK case of long term EU resident
Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 3:16 pm
Case C‑325/09, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Maria Dias, 21 July 2011
I am not sure if I fully understand it.
But it is about her right to income support and whether she has PR, with most of her time in the UK before Directive 2004/38/EC and some of her time here after that.
I am not sure if I fully understand it.
But it is about her right to income support and whether she has PR, with most of her time in the UK before Directive 2004/38/EC and some of her time here after that.
29 Ms Dias is a Portuguese national who entered the United Kingdom in January 1998. According to the referring court, her residence can be divided into the following five periods (‘the first to fifth periods’):
– January 1998 to summer 2002: in work;
– summer 2002 to 17 April 2003: on maternity leave;
– 18 April 2003 to 25 April 2004: not working;
– 26 April 2004 to 23 March 2007: in work, and
– since 24 March 2007: not working.
29 The [Social Security Commissioner] accordingly decided to grant income support to Ms Dias.
30 The Commissioner’s decision has been challenged by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions before the referring court.