European Justice Considers It Discriminatory to Require Years of Arraignment of Refugees to Access Social Assistance
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considers that requiring years of rooting for social assistance is an indirect discrimination against refugees and that it is contrary to the law of the Union. The judgment, announced on Thursday, resolves a question referred for a preliminary ruling by an Italian court concerning a refugee whose social integration aid had been withdrawn by the administration on the grounds that he did not meet t…
Recognised refugees must be able to receive social benefits in the same way as domestic nationals. As the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Luxembourg on Thursday, 7 May 2026, Italy indirectly discriminates against recognised refugees by granting them "citizens' money" only after a ten-year stay (e.g. C-747/22). Thus, a refugee living in Italy since 2011 was granted international protection. He received "citizens' money", a social benefit…
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