Skills for life & public funds for married non-EEA citiz

[apriliapegaso28]

Hello,

I'm an EEA citizen working in the UK and I have a doubt about my non-EEA spouse (who is here on an EEA2) and public funds.

Basically, she was working around 1 year (on a youth mobility visa) before we got married like 1.5 years ago, then she stopped working and has never claimed anything.

Today she went to the library and she was offered a 'skills for life' course and they told her that it was a central government programme funded with public funds.

Our doubts are:
1.a- Can she apply for this course without any problem?
1.b- and could she keep studying these courses if she starts a part-time job?
2- Which kind of benefits could she claim if she's trying to find a job now?
3- I've read about non-EEA citizen not being allowed to access public funds, but does this apply if they're married to an EEA citizen exercising his treaty rights as well?
4- and, out of curiosity, because it's not clear to us even after a lot of reading. What happens if a non-EEA access public funds? ie, can for example an EEA2 holder being rejected when applying for an EEA4 or something like that?

Sorry about so many questions, but reading a lot about it but we're still trying to understand things.
Any help with any of the questions, much appreciated...

Many thanks!!

[apriliapegaso28]

Hiya,

I've still not managed to clarify these doubts about benefits. Maybe someone could help with the main question we have at this moment of:

Can skills for life courses affect a non-EEA citizen married to a working EEA citizen affect her somehow negatively?

Cheers...