Treaty
Establishing the European Community
(Unfortunately this document seems to have disappeared from its
previous home on the EU Web site. However, it has also been incorporated
into the following document, for which a link is still available).
Treaty
on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Directive
2004/38 of the European Parliament
The European rules about people who were working and are now looking for
work are found in Directive. Oddly,the directive says nothing much useful
about other job seekers, which means that everyone has to rely on the
original treaty: you'll need to scroll down to Article 45 in the TFEU.
The
Social Security (Persons from Abroad) Amendment regulations 2006 No.1026
The
Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 No. 1003
The
Social Security (Croatia) Amendment Regulations 2013 No. 1474
Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2014/15 (16th Edition),
Child
Poverty Action Group
'Involuntarily unemployed': circumstances in which claimant left work do
not matter:
Upper
Tribunal Decision CH/3314/2005
Right to use contributions from one country towards entitlement in
another:
Regulation 883/04, on the co-ordination of social security systems
(article 6)
The changes at the end of 2013 to late 2014 are covered by:
Income based Jobseeker's Allowance not payable for first three months:
The
Jobseeker’s Allowance (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2013
No. 3196
Restrictions regarding jobseekers and retained worker status:
The
Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations
2013 No.3032
Housing Benefit restrictions for some JSA claimants:
The Housing Benefit (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2014 No.
539
Places total limit of 182 days (six months) as jobseeker/workseeker,
unless claimant has been out of UK for at least 12 months:
The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
No. 1451
Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit restrictions for jobseekers (and some
others):
Child Benefit (General) and Tax Credits (Residence)(Amendment)
Regulations 2014 No. 1511
Reduces time as jobseeker/workseeker to 91 days:
The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment)(no.3) Regulations
2014 No. 2761
To get an idea of how it all fits together, it's worth looking at the
Decision Maker's Guide,
Part
3: Habitual Residence and Right to Reside. However, it does not, as
of 24/11/2014, cover the most recent changes, reducing the limit from 182
to 91 days for jobseekers: this is covered in a memo,
DMG 31/14 (Right to Reside as a Jobseeker)
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