§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his answer of 1 June 1998,Official Report, column 55, on immigration, if the criteria applied by his Department would accept a level of earned income which would be eligible for income support in a case where there is no intention to claim any form of state assistance. [46010]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienEach case is considered on its own facts. In some cases it may be possible, in others it may not. A sponsor in the United Kingdom may continue to receive any public funds to which he is entitled in his own right. Whether a sponsor will be judged to have sufficient resources will turn on whether the sponsor is able to support and accommodate the applicant and any dependents without additional recourse to public funds, not on whether there is an intention to claim additional public funds.