Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 5 March 2026.#Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (INPS) v V. M.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Directive 2011/98/EU – Rights for third-country workers who hold a single permit – Article 12 – Right to equal treatment – Third-country national – Residence permit for family reasons – Social security – Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 – Coordination of social security systems – Article 3 – Concept of ‘branches of social security’ – Article 70 – Special non-contributory cash benefits – Social allowance for the elderly living in indigence – Conditions for granting – Exclusion of third-country nationals who do not hold an EU residence permit for long-term residents.#Case C-151/24.