Between three months and five years: Economically non-active EU citizens are in practice unlikely to be eligible for social assistance benefits, since to acquire the right to reside they would have initially needed to show to the national authorities that they had sufficient resources (see above).
Üle kolme kuu, aga alla viie aasta: Mittetöötavatel ELi kodanikel on sotsiaalabi saamine ebatõenäoline, sest elamisloa saamiseks tuleb neil eelnevalt riigi ametiasutustele tõestada, et neil on piisavalt ülalpidamisvahendeid (vt eespool).