Woman deported despite being married to briton for 27years

[Trefor]

They'd likely need more than that.
Relying on cash savings needs quite a considerable sum.

UKVI only count savings above £16k
If there's no income to add to the savings they'd need £62.5K
With £8800 eligible income still need £40.5K

That will still be needed pro-rata at each subsequent visa stage.

Not easy.

Crikey, I did not realise it was that much!