And I am pretty sure it isn't 35k, more like £18,600 without children. Nonetheless, any amount above £0 makes my life a misery. I'm British living in another

And I am pretty sure it isn't 35k, more like £18,600 without children. Nonetheless, any amount above £0 makes my life a misery. I'm British living in another EU country, with my non-EU spouse and British son. Who knows how my situation will resolve itself. This article holds out some olive branch of the offer of EU citizenship for people in my situation. However, let's play the hypothetical situation that I am forced to leave due to negotiation breakdowns or whatever. I return to the UK, right? Unfortunately, my wife can't join me until I already earn above about a £22k threshold (additional for child). It isn't that I don't believe I can earn that amount, it is the elapsed time and enforced separation. Maybe it takes me a couple of months to find a job, it will then probably take several months for my wife's Visa application to be processed (she's already randomly had one visitor visa application denied, which we appealed against and won, but it was a 12 month process). And what's her status in our current EU country of residence if I have returned to the UK? It's all a big old mess for those of us exercising our EU treaty rights.