iolo, the OP was moaning as he wasnt getting the Benefit any more, even though he is on £50k+/yr.
Really, how many families are on that – very few, it is very good earnings, and not worthy of any moaning when a benefit is cut because of his earnings reaching a threshold.
Tax credits – anyone who doesnt earn much gets that (<13k iirc), kids/marriage has nothing to do with it, apart from maybe getting a bigger allowance with children, no idea as I havent got kids now, but I was getting Tax Credit until last year.
No-one said he was defrauding the system, but it was the moaning about income when he is in a very good financial position that riles people.