the figure of £25k+ was mentioned, because at that income you wouldn't qualify for some benefits, what makes this wrong is, that as a British Citizen if your eligible to apply for the benefit then you have a legal right to, apply the same rules to those who are from the EU who are in the UK and after a few months of working here they can claim those benefits but they dont want you a British citizen to, that they will refuse your wife a visa . yet some Europeans in the UK can claim child benefit etc for their kids back in their own country