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of the European Union L series
2024/3002 6.12.2024
DECISION No 1/2024 OF THE SPECIALISED COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY
COORDINATION ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE 8(1)(P) OF THE TRADE AND COOPERATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC ENERGY
COMMUNITY, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND, OF THE OTHER PART,
of 8 November 2024
as regards the amendment of certain Annexes to the Protocol on Social Security Coordination
[2024/3002]
THE SPECIALISED COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SECURITY COORDINATION,
Having regard to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy
Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part(1) (the
‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’), and in particular Article SSC.68 of its Protocol on Social Security Coordination,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article SSC.68 of the Protocol on Social Security Coordination to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement
(the ‘Protocol’), the Specialised Committee on Social Security Coordination (the ‘Specialised Committee’) may amend
the Annexes and Appendices to the Protocol.
(2) Annexes SSC-1, SSC-3, SSC-4, SSC-5 and SSC-6 to the Protocol, insofar as they reflect the national legislation of the
Member States and of the United Kingdom, should be updated, to take into account changes to national legislation
and to reflect certain choices made by the Member States or the United Kingdom in the implementation of the
Protocol,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex SSC-1 to the Protocol is amended as follows:
(1) Part 1 is amended as follows:
(a) in section ‘(i) UNITED KINGDOM’, the following points are added:
‘(j) Child Disability Payment, mobility component (The Disability Assistance for Children and Young People
(Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/174))
(k) Adult Disability Payment, mobility component (The Disability Assistance for Working Age People
(Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/54))’;
(b) section ‘(ii) MEMBER STATES’ is amended as follows:
(i) in the subsection entitled ‘GERMANY’, point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) Citizen’s Benefit, basic benefits for jobseekers in accordance with Book II of the Social Code
(Leistungen zur Sicherung des Lebensunterhalts der Grundsicherung für Arbeitssuchende
(Bürgergeld) nach dem Zweiten Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB II)).’;
(ii) the subsection entitled ‘PORTUGAL’ is amended as follows:
— point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) Non-contributory widowhood pension (Regulatory Decree No 52/81 of 11 November 1981
and Regulatory Decree No 92/82 of 30 November 1982);’;
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— the following point is added:
‘(d) The Basic Component and the Supplement of the Social Benefit for Inclusion (Decree-Law
No 126-A/2017 of 6 October 2017, amended).’;
(2) Part 2 is amended as follows:
(a) in section ‘(i) UNITED KINGDOM’, the following points are added:
‘(h) Carer Support Payment (The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Regulations 2023
(SSI 2023/302))
(i) Child Disability Payment, care component (The Disability Assistance for Children and Young People
(Scotland) Regulations 2021 (SSI 2021/174))
(j) Adult Disability Payment, daily living component (The Disability Assistance for Working Age People
(Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/54))’;
(b) section ‘(ii) MEMBER STATES’ is amended as follows:
(i) in the subsection entitled ‘BELGIUM’, points (aa) to (ii) are renumbered and become points (za) to (zi);
(ii) the subsection entitled ‘CROATIA’ is amended as follows:
— point (a) is replaced by the following:
‘(a) Social Welfare Act (Zakon o socijalnoj skrbi):
— Guaranteed minimum benefit (zajamčena minimalna naknada);
— Housing benefit (naknada za troškove stanovanja);
— Assistance for vulnerable energy consumers (naknada za ugroženog kupca energenata);
— One-off assistance payment (jednokratna naknada);
— Personal needs allowance (naknada za osobne potrebe);
— Full-time study allowance (naknada za redovito studiranje);
— Payment of boarding school costs (plaćanje troškova smještaja u učeničkom domu);
— Personal disability allowance (osobna invalidnina);
— Allowance for assistance and care (doplatak za pomoć i njegu);
— Status of parent-caregiver or caregiver (status roditelja njegovatelja ili status njegovatelja);’;
— the following points are inserted:
‘(aa) Inclusion Allowance Act (Zakon o inkluzivnom dodatku):
— Inclusion allowance for disabled persons (inkluzivni dodatak);
(ab) Labour Market Act (Zakon o tržištu rada):
— Financial assistance for unemployed persons with disabilities (novčana pomoć za
nezaposlene osobe s invaliditetom);’;
— point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b) Foster Care Act (Zakon o udomiteljstvu):
— Fostering allowance (opskrbnina);
— Foster care allowance (naknada za rad udomitelja).’;
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(iii) the subsection entitled ‘DENMARK’ is amended as follows:
— the following point is inserted:
‘(-a) Consolidated Childs Act (Barnets lov):
— Reimbursement of the necessary extra costs of maintaining, in the home, a child or a
young person under 18 years of age who has a substantial and permanent physical or
mental impairment or who is living with a serious, chronic or long-term condition
(Dækning af nødvendige merudgifter ved forsørgelse i hjemmet af et barn eller en ung
under 18 år med betydelig og varigt nedsat fysisk eller psykisk funktionsevne eller
indgribende kronisk eller langvarig lidelse);
— Personal and practical assistance and accompaniment to children who have a
substantial and permanent physical or mental impairment (Personlig og praktisk hjælp
og ledsagelse til børn med betydelig og varigt nedsat fysisk eller psykisk funktionsevne);
— Compensation for loss of earnings to persons maintaining, in the home, a child or a
young person under 18 years who has a substantial and permanent physical or mental
function impairment or who is living with a serious, chronic or long-term condition
(Dækning af tabt arbejdsfortjeneste til personer, der i hjemmet forsørger et barn eller
en ung under 18 år med betydelig og varigt nedsat fysisk eller psykisk funktionsevne
eller indgribende kronisk eller langvarig lidelse)’;
— points (a), (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:
‘(a) Consolidated Act on Social Services (Lov om social service):
— Personal assistance, attention and care to persons who have physical or mental
impairment or special social problems (Personlig hjælp, omsorg og pleje til personer med
nedsat fysisk eller psykisk funktionsevne eller særlige sociale problemer);
— Accompaniment to persons who have a substantial and permanent physical or mental
impairment and support and contact person available to e.g. persons with special social
problems (Ledsagelse til voksne med betydelig og varigt nedsat fysisk eller psykisk
funktionsevne og støtte- og kontaktperson til bl.a. personer med særlige sociale
problemer);
— Reimbursement of any necessary extra costs involved in pursuing daily activities to adults
with a permanent physical or mental impairment (Dækning af nødvendige merudgifter
ved den daglige livsførelse til voksne med varigt nedsat fysisk eller psykisk funktionsevne);
— Technical aids, assistance for the purchase of consumer durables and for the cost of
adapting the homes of persons who have permanent physical or mental impairment
(Hjælpemidler, støtte til køb af forbrugsgoder og hjælp til indretning af bolig for personer
med varigt nedsat fysisk eller psykisk funktionsevne);
— Employment for a person who demonstrates attachment to the labour market and wishes
to care for a connected person with a substantial and permanent physical or mental
impairment or a serious, chronic or long-term, including terminal, condition in the home
(Ansættelse af en person med tilknytning til arbejdsmarkedet, der ønsker at passe
nærtstående med betydelig og varigt nedsat fysisk eller psykisk funktionsevne eller
indgribende kronisk eller langvarig, herunder uhelbredelig, lidelse i hjemmet);
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— Assistance towards the cost of nursing requisites and similar (Hjælp til sygeplejeartikler og
lign.);
— Constant care allowance for a person caring for a connected person who wishes to die in
his or her own home (Plejevederlag til personer, som passer en nærtstående, der ønsker at
dø i eget hjem);
(b) Consolidated Act on Housing Subsidy (Lov om individuel boligstøtte):
— Subsidy to costs of a dwelling in private housing cooperatives suitable for severely
physically disabled persons (Støtte til udgifter til bolig i private andelsboligforeninger, der
er egnet for stærkt bevægelseshæmmede);
(c) Consolidated Act on Social Housing (Lov om almene boliger):
— Access for disabled persons to different types of housing governed by the Act (Adgang for
handicappede til boligtyper omfattet af loven).’;
(iv) the subsection entitled ‘THE NETHERLANDS’ is replaced by the following:
‘NETHERLANDS
Social Support Act 2015 (Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning, WMO) of 9 July 2014 and the Youth
Act 2015 (Jeugdwet) of 18 February 2014.’;
(v) the subsection entitled ‘PORTUGAL’ is replaced by the following:
‘PORTUGAL
Social insurance and guaranteeing sufficient resources:
(a) Dependency Supplement: Decree-Law No 265/99 of 14 July 1999, amended (complemento por
dependência).
(b) Dependency Supplement under the special protection system in case of disability: Act No 90/2009
of 31 August 2009, amended (regime especial de proteção na invalidez).
Social security system and National Health Service:
(c) National network for integrated continuous care: Decree-Law No 101/06 of 6 June 2006, amended
(rede nacional de cuidados continuados integrados).
(d) Integrated continuous care in mental health: Decree-Law No 8/2010 of 28 January 2010 on the
creation of units and teams for integrated continuous care in mental health, amended (unidades e
equipas de cuidados continuados integrados de saúde mental).
(e) Pediatric Care (National Network for Integrated Continuous Care): Decree order No 343/2015 of
12 October 2015 on standards governing hospital and ambulatory paediatric care within the
framework of the national network for integrated continuous care, amended (condições de
instalação e funcionamento das unidades de internamento de cuidados integrados e de ambulatório
pediátricas da Rede Nacional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados).
(f) Informal Carer (allowance): Act No 100/2019 of 6 September 2019on the status of informal carer,
amended by Act No 20/2024 of 8 February 2024, and Regulatory Decree No 1/2022
of 10 January 2022(Estatuto do cuidador informal).’.
Article 2
Annex SSC-3 to the Protocol is amended as follows:
(1) ‘SLOVAKIA’ is inserted after ‘ROMANIA’;
(2) ‘UNITED KINGDOM’ is inserted after ‘SWEDEN’.
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Article 3
Annex SSC-4 to the Protocol is amended as follows:
(1) In Part 1, the section entitled ‘LITHUANIA’ is replaced by the following:
‘LITHUANIA
All applications for social insurance widow’s / widower’s pensions calculated on the basis of the basic amount of
widow’s / widower’s pension (Law on Social Insurance Pensions).’;
(2) In Part 2, the section entitled ‘PORTUGAL’ is replaced by the following:
‘PORTUGAL
Supplementary pensions granted pursuant to Decree-Law No 26/2008 of 22 February 2008, amended by Decree-
Law No 9/2023 of 1 February 2023(public capitalisation scheme).’.
Article 4
In Annex SSC-5 to the Protocol, Part II, the section entitled ‘LITHUANIA’ is replaced by the following:
‘LITHUANIA
(a) Social insurance work incapacity pensions, paid under the Law on Social Insurance Pensions
(b) Social insurance widow’s / widower’s and orphans’ pensions, calculated on the basis of the work incapacity pension of
the deceased person under the Law on Social Insurance Pensions’.
Article 5
Annex SSC-6 to the Protocol is amended as follows:
(1) In the section entitled ‘GERMANY’, the following paragraph is added:
‘9. In the cases referred to in Article SSC.39, for the determination of the amount of invalidity benefits under the
German legislation, the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis.’;
(2) The following section is inserted after the section entitled ‘IRELAND’:
‘LUXEMBOURG
In the cases referred to in Article SSC.39, for the determination of the amount of invalidity benefits under the
Luxembourg legislation, the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis.’;
(3) The section entitled ‘MALTA’ is replaced by the following:
‘MALTA
1. Special provisions for civil servants
(a) Solely for the purposes of the application of Articles SSC.43 and SSC.55 of this Protocol, persons employed
under the Malta Armed Forces Act (Chapter 220 of the Laws of Malta), the Police Act (Chapter 164 of the
Laws of Malta), the Prisons Act (Chapter 260 of the Laws of Malta) and the Civil Protection Act (Chapter
411 of the Laws of Malta) shall be treated as civil servants.
(b) Pensions payable under the above Acts and under the Pensions Ordinance (Chapter 93 of the Laws of
Malta) shall, solely for the purposes of point (cc) of Article SSC.1 of this Protocol, be considered as "special
schemes for civil servants".
2. In the cases referred to in Article SSC.39, for the determination of the amount of invalidity benefits under the
Social Security Act (Chapter 318 of the Laws of Malta), the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Protocol shall apply
mutatis mutandis.’;
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(4) The following section is inserted after the section entitled ‘NETHERLANDS’:
‘SLOVENIA
In the cases referred to in Article SSC.39, for the determination of the amount of invalidity benefits under the
Slovenian legislation, the provisions of Chapter 5 of the Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis.’;
(5) In the section entitled ‘SPAIN’ the following paragraph is added:
‘5. In the cases referred to in Article SSC.39, for the determination of the amount of invalidity benefits according to
the General Social Security Act (Legislative Royal Decree 8/2015) and the consolidated text of the Civil Service
Pensions Act (Ley de Clases Pasivas) (Legislative Royal Decree 670/1987), the provisions of Chapter 5 of the
Protocol shall apply mutatis mutandis.’.
Article 6
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication.
Done at Brussels and London, 8 November 2024.
For the Specialised Committee
on Social Security Coordination
The Co-chairs
David DION
Ronan O’CONNOR
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