The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: social security co-ordination

Looks at the negotiations on social security co-ordination arrangements after the end of the Brexit 'transition period', in January 2021

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https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8928/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8928/
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Friday, June 12, 2020
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Organizations, International organizations, Brexit, Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom, Withdrawal from the European Union, World, European Union, No-deal Brexit
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  • Looks at the negotiations on social security co-ordination arrangements after the end of the Brexit 'transition period', in January 2021

    The long-established EU Social Security Co-ordination Regulations provide a reciprocal framework to protect social security and healthcare rights for people moving between EEA states (and Switzerland).

  • The European Commission published a draft treaty text on 18 March covering all aspects of the EUs envisaged Future Relationship with the UK.
  • Legal texts published by the UK Government on 19 May included a Draft Social Security Coordination Agreement setting out the UKs proposals.
  • This briefing gives background to the negotiations on social security co-ordination, and compares the legal texts submitted by the UK and by the EU on this topic.
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