How are means assessed for this? Say if there are a number of joint accounts and also some accounts in each spouses name, is the total found and then halved to give means?
Or are the value of joint accounts halved and then money in persons name (say wifes names) added on to give her means?
Are outgoings such as mortgage payments taken into account and if so in what way? Say one spouse is in the house and paying mortgage is the full payment taken into account or is it halved?
Also, any other outgoings taken into account?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.