FLR(M) refused bcs boyfriend awaiting for council house?

[myrlabelle]

hi all!
my bf and i are planning to get married (i am currently on a student visa and we are expecting our baby in 4 weeks!)
my visa runs out the end of November but will apply for an extention.
if i am granted the extension, we would like to get married and start applying for a spouse visa.
Now, he gets benefits but will soon stop claiming them as he got a new job that pays £18k/yr.
he is also registered as a homeless single father and is awaiting for a council house/flat.

question1: Could our application be refused because he is registered as homeless, single father and is waiting for a council house? is that considered as 'recourse to public funds'??

Question2: is 18k/yr (before tax) considered enough money to support me ?
Thank you ever so much for any answers xx

[Frontier Mole]

Immigration Rule 281 - have a look at that to see what the requirements are.

Accommodation - social housing is not recourse to public funds. The fact that he does not have accommodation at this time would be the problem.

£18K will be enough. Have a look at the link.

http://listentotaxman.com/index.php?c=1 ... w%5B%5D=wk

The basic premise is around how much to survive is outlined in case law – broadly £92 for a couple and £48 for a single child (weekly figures). Do not quote me on these figures

The net salary covers this BUT you still have to take into account all the other expenditure, rent, bills etc. Once these have been deducted does he still have enough to meet the figures suggested above? If yes - great you are in the zone.