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Fair point about a change preventing the PWC from wanting overnight stays, but following the same logic and applying it to both PWC and NRP then currently the NRP would not want overnights as they are currently financially penalised for them. That isn't the case currently and I don't believe it would be the case if the change was made, there may be backlash initially but once it was the norm, people would just accept it and move on.
I like your idea, but I fear it's overly complicated and as you point out it may not work in all situations. The fact that there is an instance where the system accepts that 2/7th is correct only adds fuel to my fire that this is the reduction rate.
However, it's worth noting that your proposed system (reduce by 1/7th per night of total cost, considering both parties incomes) and more specifically the scenario where you said there would be a problem, presumably because its the worst case. In this scenario where the PWC wasn't earning, so contributes £0, the 1/7th reduction per night would be based solely on the NRPs income... which would be the CURRENT SYSTEM!!!
In the role reversal, NRP not contributing financially and PWC is. NRP should be legally required to provide care equal PWC's working hours - 50% of state sponsored care hours (school, nursery etc), content and timing of which at PWCs discretion with PWC also entitled to a veto.
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