Benefits in kind for pensioners. The Court was asked whether a person receiving an invalidity pension in the Netherlands was entitled to reclaim the cost of medical treatment in Germany.
Held: The status of ‘worker’ for the purpose of article 22 was not restricted to active as opposed to inactive workers. Such pensioners came within the provisions of the Regulation concerning ‘workers’, including article 22, by virtue of their insurance under a social security scheme, ‘unless they are subject to special provisions laid down regarding them’
Citations:
[1979] ECR 1977, [1979] EUECJ R-182/78
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European
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See Also – Bestuur van Het Algemeen Ziekenfonds Drenthe-Platteland v G Pierik ECJ 16-Mar-1978
Medical treatment. . .
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Cited – Secretary of State for Work and Pensions v Tolley SC 29-Jul-2015
The Court was asked whether the United Kingdom is precluded, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, self-employed persons and members of their families moving within the Community, . .
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Benefits
Updated: 21 June 2022; Ref: scu.214824
