Criticism of the Work Capability Assessment Initially, both the DWP and Atos denied having had any target for getting claimants "off" sickness benefits. However, both eventually admitted that Support Group "norms" were being used nationwide, though they both denied that the purpose of "targeted audit" was to limit the number of claimants placed in the Support Group. Atos said that the audit process triggered by the breach of a "norm" was intended to ensure consistency across the firm's UK team: if the assessor's reports met the DWP's expectations, the healthcare professional would not be asked to change their recommendations. In May 2013, another doctor who had
2015 review of welfare benefits, addictions and treatable conditions who have these specific conditions. The number of people on Incapacity Benefit or Employment and Support Allowance with a primary diagnosis of morbid obesity is 1780 - only 0.07% of the total. People whose primary diagnosis is drug misuse make up less than 1.5% of incapacity benefit claimants, while around 2% have a primary disabling condition of alcohol misuse. As Black herself said in the executive summary of her 2008 report: "Many common diseases are directly linked to lifestyle factors, but these are generally not the conditions that keep people out of work. Instead, common mental health problems and musculoskeletal