Only if granted asylum - then they're not illegal.
Otherwise they can't claim.
It's not you being upset with the 'hand outs' that's wrong, it's the 'illegal 'part! They're not illegal if they get access to benefits.
No, I'm unhappy with the whole asylum scam. The system is being abused by economic migrants cherry-picking the country they think will give the best deal. Even with genuine cases, it's virtually an never ending blank cheque for the UK taxpayer to pick up - and it's not our responsibility. If one half of Africa decided to oppress the other half, technically over 600 million people have a legit claim for asylum here. Let them sort their own shoite out, we don't need more people.