26 – I would point out in this regard that it is settled case-law that a benefit may be regarded as a social security benefit only if, on the one hand, it is granted to recipients on the basis of a legally defined position, without any individual and discretionary assessment of personal needs, and, on the other hand, it relates to one of the risks expressly listed in Article 4(1) of Regulation No 1408/71.
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