if you think that UK benefits are 'overly generous' then you are obviously not trying to live off them!
Oh God. Here we go again; more bleating from the resident socialist. UK benefits are currently capped at £26000 per annum. The bunch in power have just proposed reducing that to £24K or £21K depending upon where you live. In case you had missed it, those new figures are £3-£6K per year more than a soldier, sailor or airman within their first 2-3 years service; and, are £1K to £9K more than nurses in Bands 1-4. I know where I would rather the money was spent!