4.—(1) Where an individual has a partner—
(a)in calculating the financial resources of the individual, the Director must treat the financial resources of the partner as the individual’s financial resources; and
(b)any reference in these Regulations to the financial resources, financial circumstances, income or capital of the individual includes a reference to the financial resources, financial circumstances, income or capital of the individual’s partner,
unless the partner has a contrary interest in the proceedings.
(2) Where it appears to the Director that—
(a)another person is or has been substantially maintaining the individual or the individual’s partner; or
(b)any of the financial resources of another person have been made available to the individual or the individual’s partner,
the Director may assess or estimate the value of the maintenance or the financial resources made available and may treat such amounts as the financial resources of the individual.