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Tim Samuel
                              

Welfare Benefits Adviser, Hertfordshire County Council - Money Advice Unit
Member since
22nd Jan 2004

Habitual residence
Tue 23-Mar-04 11:36 AM

The ECJ decision in Collins C-138/02 has been published on the ECJ website

  

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RE: Habitual residence, shawn, 23rd Mar 2004, #2

shawn
                              

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RE: Habitual residence
Tue 23-Mar-04 11:39 AM

cpag press release available from rightsnet @ http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/pdfs/Collins_CPAG_press_release.doc

'Although the case has still to be decided by the commissioner, given that a person can only get jobseeker’s allowance if they are available for and actively seeking work, it is strongly arguable that a period of residence adds nothing in showing whether that person is genuinely connected to the job market, and if that is right then the ruling in Collins will mean that the habitual residence test cannot apply to EU nationals claiming jobseeker’s allowance.'
judgement is available @

http://www.europa.eu.int/jurisp/cgi-bin/form.pl?lang=en&Submit=Submit&docrequire=alldocs&numaff=C-138%2F02&datefs=&datefe=&nomusuel=&domaine=&mots=&resmax=100

  

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