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Are Zambrano carers entitled to social assistance?

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Published on: 23 February 2015

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Original news
What is the significance of these linked appeals?
How does this decision further our understanding of access to social assistance for Zambrano carers?
What does this decision mean in terms of the UK’s compliance with EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)?
How did the court approach the argument that Zambrano carers have a right to reside based on the ‘relationship dependency’?
Does this decision leave any unresolved issues around the status of Zambrano carers?
What should lawyers take from this case?

Article summary

Immigration analysis: Are Zambrano carers entitled to the same level of social assistance as required by EU law to be paid to EU citizens? Rowena Moffatt, barrister at Lamb Building, examines the issues in light of a recent Court of Appeal decision.

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