I think they all are milking the cream cow. Not just UKIP. but Ukip shat on the floor by getting us out of Europe so they have to be punished. I'm sure I remember a story a while back that some UKIP MP tried to give the EU money back as he only had so many employees in his team and the EU made provision for bigger staffs. They were vocal that UKIP had to keep the money? Now it's a stick to beat them with.
I had a similar thing happen to me. I had asbestos in my flat and I was told to leave my flat for three weeks while they pulled it apart. They put me into a hotel and the final cost to them was £1500 for the stay? I offered to go to my Mom's house for three weeks at £50 a week? (£150 total) - I was told that no provision could be made to pay a private individual? So I went to the hotel. the system that allows stuff like that is FKed. cost them ten times?