> current government doesn't want to make welfare easy to access, they want to actually deter people to use it unless they absolutely need it. The more complex

> current government doesn't want to make welfare easy to access, they want to actually deter people to use it unless they absolutely need it. The more complex a system, the more skill and resources (ability, time, finances) it takes to navigate it. Eventually, complexity serves to exclude everyone but people who are able to make a career out of pursuing benefits - who are also more likely to be fraudsters.