Sorry to be so non-literal 404. Chill

yes I was very surprised when someone mentioned it to me... frankly I'm only getting away with doing a PhD (which could make me pretty unemployable) by marrying my partner ;)

I was in a very similar position with job seekers allowance last year, I had just finished my MA and my partner was training to be a secondary school teacher. They wouldn't give me any money because she was getting £6k a year!

I've heard that being married can have a negative effect on the chances of getting UK PhD funding.. is this true?

I can imagine a partners wage may be factored in, but the way I heard it was that just being married fullstop can be an issue.

M