Adequate maintenance:- benefits rates from April 2012

Hi, PLEASE advise me that, would Working Tax Credits acceptable as a source of income when deciding maintenance requirement?

Any help would be greatly anticipated.

Many Thanks

Yes it should be.

Hi Amber,

First of thanks for your kind help here to all. My question to you is what about the british sponsor who's aged 22 and claiming only DLA @ £77.00, while living with parents, hence no cost of accommodation/rent??

Furthermore, as pre-9th july 2012 financial requirement, £5500 is required, please do correct me if I'm wrong, that comes to 5500 / 52 = 105.76 .... so how it is £112.55 for a couple income support?

Looking forward to hear with thanks.

Where are you getting £5500 from? £77 alone per week wouldn't suffice.

Dear All

I'm a new member and can someone with indepth knowledge of Immigration,please help me out. Any help would be kindly appreciated.

Me-UK Citizen, Married to Srilankan national with a child and my wife and the step child lives in Srilanka.

I don't work due to long time illness and receive PIP and Employment Support Allowance.

My income per week : ESA-Main Phase-Support Component- 184.80
Housing Allowance- 160.79
Council Tax Support- 12.55
PIP Daily Living - 54.45
PIP Mobility - 21.55
Total Income Per Week-434.14

All the above payments are only for myself and doesn't include no one. I understand that I'm exempt from the Financial Requirements, however am I eligible to sponsor my family under the above benefits. My understanding is receiving Public Funds won't be eligible to sponsor my family? PLEASE HELP. Thank you

A-434.14
B.190.00
A-B=244.14-C

You should be ok.

Thank you, sorry to be a pain BUT does Immigration rules accept the sponsor being on benefits? Please Clarify. Thank you again.

I suggest you read the first post on this thread.

HI all you lot

I need some help to im getting DLA and ESA and am married just wanted to ask i got married last year in middle of may and now getting ready to send my pappers to my wife then she could submit them along with hers.
im living with my family i dnt pay no bills nothing i live for free at my family dont pay nothing towards home.
Im getting over 700 pounds per month will that be ok?
My doctar has wroten me a supporting letter and my supportworker.
Ive stayed in contact with my wife via phone and letters.

Please can you help me

thanks

also need to ask on what basis do they refuse a visa

I think am doing sumat wrong or no one cnt see my.posts do i aftr py

You should be ok, a letter from the family stating you have exclusive access to one room and can live rent free will be required.

Amber_ wrote:You should be ok, a letter from the family stating you have exclusive access to one room and can live rent free will be required.

Amber ive got certifcate from local council for brr to live in my fam hpuse.
Plz tell me how much chnces to people have fr visa first timr

If you include a calculation set out clearly as per the first post on this thread (please read), you should satisfy the requirement.

Amber_ wrote:You should be ok, a letter from the family stating you have exclusive access to one room and can live rent free will be required.

Yeah family wrote me a letter to. My sistrs case gt refused but then her husbnd was givn visa on appeal but her cas was diffren she had a doughter to.

Are doctrs letters good

Dr's letter for what?

Amber_ wrote:Dr's letter for what?

To prove that ive got a illness yes ive added DLA letters in to and ESA what you say ?

Dr's letter are really not important so far as you meet the calculation on the first post of this thread.

Amber_ wrote:Dr's letter are really not important so far as you meet the calculation on the first post of this thread.

yeah well i dont pay no bills nothing soo i have money left over and have enough to save to. so if i meet the calculations where else can they refuse a visa accomadation ive got that coverd. have you seen people getting visa first time without appealing

Yes if the include a cover letter as per the first post on this thread! If not, they may be refused as many UKVI DMs make erroneous decisions.

I dont understand amber by cover letter plz can you explain

How do they know what the accommodation expenses will be if you're applying from outside the uk? Do they base it on average costs in the region you intend to live?

Example, if you have a job offer in Bristol, or in Edinburgh, but are applying from (and are still in) New Zealand, do they base the accommodation costs on expected average accommodation costs in Bristol or Edinburgh, against the after-tax take home of the job offer you have there?

A cover letter is just a letter you add yourself showing the calculation for adequate maintenance.

Thanks Amber for your reply.

As I mentioned the sponsor is living with parents and accommodation for spouse is also being given by the sponsor's parents. Now the sponsor is only getting DLA @ £77.00 and nothing else. So what are you gana advise in this regard???

Has the person got any savings? If not, £77.00 per week is not enough. Why is the person not claiming ESA?