Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they treat an EU citizen who is living in the UK self sufficiently with no recourse to public funds but who does not possess comprehensive sickness insurance as legally resident in the UK.

Under EU law, an EU national may remain in the UK for up to three months unrestricted, provided they do not become a burden on the social assistance system of the UK. EU nationals who wish to stay longer can only do so if they are exercising a Treaty right. This means that they must be a jobseeker, worker, self-employed, self-sufficient or a student. The Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC) requires self-sufficient people or students to have comprehensive sickness insurance and sufficient resources to support themselves and their families to not become a burden on the UK’s social assistance system.