Teixeira v Lambeth London Borough Council and another C-480/08, [2010] All ER (D) 249 (Feb)
Court of Justice of the European Union (Grand Chamber),
23 February 2010
The Court of Justice of the European Union has given a preliminary ruling concerning the interpretation of Art 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) 1612/68 (on freedom of movement for workers within the Community, as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) 2434/92) (Reg 1612/68), and of Parliament and Council Directive (EC) 2004/38 (on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the member states, amending Reg 1612/68) in relation to a claim for housing assistance.
Judges Skouris (President), Cunha Rodrigues, Lenaerts, Bonichot and Lindh (Presidents of Chambers), Timmermans, Rosas (Rapporteur), Schiemann, Kuris, Juhasz, Bay Larsen, von Danwitz and Arabadjiev
The claimant Portuguese national arrived in the UK in 1989 with her husband, also a Portuguese national. They worked in the UK from 1989 to 1991. Their daughter was born in the UK in June 1991. They later divorced but remained in the UK. After 1991 the claimant
