Trojani v Centre public d'aide sociale de Bruxelles (2004) C-456/02 is an EU law case, concerning the free movement of persons and citizenship in the European Union.
A Salvation Army volunteer, claimed the minimex, the minimum subsistence allowance, from CPAS, the Centre public d'aide sociale de Bruxelles in Belgium.
He was French, and went to Belgium in 2000, staying at a camp site in Blankenberge, and then the Jacques Brel youth hostel Brussels.
He got board, lodging and pocket money for doing jobs for 30 hours a week, as part of a ‘personal socio-occupational reintegration programme'.
20 In the present case, as is apparent from the decision making the reference, Mr Trojani performs, for the Salvation Army and under its direction, various jobs for approximately 30 hours a week, as part of a personal reintegration programme, in return for which he receives benefits in kind and some pocket money.