If the council have the cash to pay the claims then they have the cash to fix the potholes?

A few years ago I hit a pothole in the dark traveling from Metheringham to Woodhall Spa. It was severe enough to burst the tyre and shatter the hub and I had to pull off the road, in traffic and change the wheel. I claimed against the council and received over £800 pounds which still left me out of pocket but I’m sure is much more than it cost to eventually fix the pothole. If the council have the money to pay all the claims then they have the money to fix the holes?