My niece, aged 27, is autistic. She has no closer family than me. She inherited from her parents and has a small house owned outright and a small trust fund (about 75k).
She is unable to work, she gets pip and ESA (not yet ported to universal credit).
She has a long term online boyfriend from Sweden who is also autistic and currently lives in Sweden working very part time on a special scheme (like a supported internship).
Niece wants to marry him.
I think he's not deliberately targeting her for her money but I am very concerned that if he comes over he may not be capable of work here long term and I am not sure:
- what will happen to her benefits
- whether he could claim benefits
- what type of visa he would need
- what might happen to her house and inheritance if they separated.
Can anyone advise? She is very naive and all swept up in the romance. They don't intend to have children and are rather sweet together, but I just feel like we need loads more information to safeguard her.