Quote Originally Posted by London_Manila View Post
The government are just asking these guys to prove that they can support their sweethearts surely they have the right to do that ?
Yes, but the mans point was that if the government think 26 grand is required then by the same token they must surely think the existing state benefit is woefully inadequate.

Or put it another way, if the government think that the existing state benefit is enough then they must surely think that 26 grand for settlement visa applicants is more than adequate.....