Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
Err no that's not what I'm saying at all.

The logical implication of my reasoning is that either the asset threshold of welfare payments should be abolished, or applied, consistently. The compensation scheme is worth an order of magnitude more than the benefits - either benefits should be universal and regardless of assets, or they should be means tested and given to those that need them. If they're to be means-tested and given to people who need them I'm not sure why it should be different in this case than any comparable cases where life insurance happens.
Why create this scheme at all?