Some people do love to "stir" when they don't know all the facts.
My wife works with people given "personal budgets". It is for people who are ill or who have "special needs" to help them buy things to make their life easier.
As it says on the web site below, it can be used for all sorts of things, like holidays or computer equipment
Quote from web site:
What can I use a Personal Budget for?
You can use a Personal Budget in a variety of ways, but what you use it for must be directly related to meeting your ‘eligible needs’ for social care.
Some of the ways in which people using mental health services have chosen to use their Personal Budgets are:
•getting help with cooking, shopping and cleaning
•having short breaks or a holiday
•leisure activities, e.g. an art class or a walking group
•having driving lessons
•buying specialist or computer equipment to make life easier
•buying membership of a gym or sports club
•finding a job or learning new skills
•having an aromatherapy massage or other alternative therapy
http://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/personal-budgets/#.VeVhE3nluUk