Judgment_paragraph 27 · Ingrid Hoever and Iris Zachow v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (C-245/94, C-312/94)

27Consequently, the answer to Question 1 in Cases C-245/94 and C-312/94 must be that a benefit such as the child-raising allowance provided for by the BErzGG, which is automatically granted to persons fulfilling certain objective criteria, without any individual and discretionary assessment of personal needs, and which is intended to meet family expenses, must be treated as a family benefit within the meaning of Article 4(1)(h) of Regulation No 1408/71.

Ingrid Hoever and Iris Zachow v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen (C-245/94, C-312/94)

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