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Welfare Benefits Handbook 2025/26
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01 Dec 2025
Chapter 59: European Union co-ordination rules
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Welfare Benefits Handbook 2025/26
Part 9: Immigration and residence rules for benefits
Chapter 59: European Union co-ordination rules
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Chapter 59: European Union co-ordination rules
Key facts
1. Introduction
Overview
The five sets of co-ordination rules
How to check if the co-ordination rules apply
The co-ordination principles
2. Who is covered
Who is covered by Withdrawal Agreement protections
Partial Withdrawal Agreement protections
Who is covered by the main co-ordination rules
When the old co-ordination rules apply
Who is covered by the UK–Ireland Convention
Who is covered by the UK–EU Protocol
Who is covered by the UK–EFTA Convention
Common terms
Subject to the legislation
Member of the family
3. Which benefits are covered
Social security benefits
Disability and carers' benefits
Special non-contributory benefits
Social and medical assistance
4. Principles of co-ordination
The single competent state
When the competent state changes
Equal treatment
Aggregation
Exporting benefits
Overlapping benefit rules
5. Family benefits
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CPAG. "Chapter 59: European Union co-ordination rules." In
Welfare Benefits Handbook 2025/26.
, 2025. Accessed March 12, 2026.
CPAG,
https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-266001CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "Chapter 59: European Union co-ordination rules." In
Welfare Benefits Handbook 2025/26.
, 2025. Accessed March 12, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-266001CITANCHOR.
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Welfare Benefits Handbook 2025/26
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Publication date:
March 21, 2025
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