You will be exempt from the new financial requirement if your sponsor receives a specified disability-related benefit or carer's allowance in the UK.
You will need to show that your sponsor can maintain and accommodate you without access to public funds. In principle (and only as a rough guide) this will use Income Support Rate and disposable as guide to adequate financial status.
However, no reliance on promises of third party support will be permitted.
Where the applicant’s partner is in receipt of Carer’s Allowance or any of the following disability-related benefits in the UK, the applicant is exempt from the new financial requirement in respect of that application stage:
- Disability Living Allowance.
- Severe Disablement Allowance.
- Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
- Attendance Allowance.
The applicant will need to submit evidence of the exemption by provision of:-
- Official documentation from HMRC confirming the applicant’s partner’s entitlement and the amount received.
- At least one bank statement showing payment of the benefit or allowance into an account in the name of the applicant’s partner.
The new financial requirement will apply at the next application stage if the applicant does not remain exempt from it.
