Scenarios for Brexit and social security
| Author | Herwig Verschueren |
| DOI | 10.1177/1023263X17722485 |
| Published date | 01 June 2017 |
| Date | 01 June 2017 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Article
Scenarios for Brexit and
social security
Herwig Verschueren*
Abstract
This article examines the questions raised by the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European
Union (EU) about the consequences for the social security rights of persons who find themselves in
a cross-border situation between the UK and the EU27. First, this article will briefly look at the
current social security coordination applying in the relations between the EU Member States,
including the UK. Subsequently, it will examine the issue of the rights of those people who already
find themselves in a cross-border situation between the UK and the EU27 or used to be in that
situation. Next, it will deal with the issue of the rights of those who will find themselves in this kind
of cross-border situation in the future. Each time this article will give a short example of the
situations for which agreements should be concluded and describe which legal form these
agreements could take. Finally, it will examine the issue of what kind of legal framework could exist
in a possible transitional period and finish with a short conclusion.
Keywords
Brexit, cross-border situations between UK and EU27, social security rights
1. Introduction
The United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) raises numerous questions
about the consequences for the social security rights of persons who find themselves in a cross-
border situation between the UK and the EU27. These questions concern the rights of the EU27
citizens who are at present working, residing or temporarily staying in the UK, as well as the rights
of those who lived or worked in the UK in the past. They also concern the rights of persons who
intend to go and work, reside or stay in the UK after Brexit. Naturally, the same questions arise for
UK citizens and their rights vis-a`-vis the social security systems of the EU27.
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* Professor at the University of Antwerp, Belgium
Corresponding author:
Herwig Verschueren, University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium.
Email: herwig.verschueren@uantwerpen.be
Maastricht Journal of European and
Comparative Law
2017, Vol. 24(3) 367–381
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