So why get upset about this 0.04% of NHS spending but not about the cost of the royal wedding, the Pope's visit, the referendum, or the cost of aircraft carriers that we don't need and can't afford not to buy?

Some people will always attack any money spent on the royal family, others the Pope, others democracy, others war, and others will attack any money being spent on people on benefits - 'Chavs', even if that money helps them get off benefits faster so that they can be net contributors to the economy as soon as possible.