JS v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 13 Jul 2011

The claimant, a French woman and qualified teacher, now appealed against rejection of her claim for income support, saying that the defendant had failed to comply with the obligations of the European Citizens Directive designed to allow European Citizens to move freely within the Union. She had been in the late stages of pregnancy and had given up work temporarily.
Held: The claimant’s appeal failed.

Judges:

Ward, Stanley Burnton, Black LJJ

Citations:

[2011] EWCA Civ 806, [2011] PTSR D51, [2011] 3 CMLR 48

Links:

Bailii

Statutes:

Directive 2004/38/EC

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromPrix v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions SC 31-Oct-2012
The claimant had come from France to England, and worked as a teaching assistant. She set out on a course to train as a teacher but became pregnant, gave up the course, and eventually gave up work temporarily. Her claim to Income Support was refused . .
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Benefits, European

Updated: 15 September 2022; Ref: scu.441630