Benefits for Migrants Handbook (15th edition)Part 6: European co-ordination rules and international agreements Chapter 16: European Union co-ordination rules
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Chapter 16: European Union co-ordination rules
This chapter describes how European Union (EU) social security co-ordination rules can affect your entitlement to benefits. It covers how to determine which, if any, of the rules apply, and the ways that the rules can assist you to be entitled to benefit, either in the UK or after you (or a family member) move to a European Economic Area country, or, in specific limited circumstances, can prevent entitlement.
The residence and presence conditions for the individual benefits that affect your entitlement while you are in Great Britain, including if the EU co-ordination rules apply, are covered in Part 4. The rules that affect your entitlement to individual benefits if you go abroad, including if the EU co-ordination rules apply, are covered in Part 5.
If you are not a British or Irish citizen, check Part 3 first because your immigration status may exclude you from the benefit you want to claim.
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