Social security
In 1970 new benefits for disabled people were introduced:  Attendance Allowance and Mobility Allowance.  In 1976 Invalid Care Allowance was introduced, but married women could not claim it.  Spending on disability benefits rose from 0.1% of GDP in 1980-81 to 0.7% of GDP in 2020-21. The number of people getting disability benefits went up from 1.2 million in 1997 to 2.5 million in 2021-22.