Cyn y Gyllideb hon, dywedodd y Canghellor mai ei flaenoriaeth oedd helpu pobl yn sgil pwysau costau byw. Pe bai o ddifrif am hynny, byddai wedi cefnogi’r galwadau a wnaed ers tro gan Sefydliad Joseph Rowntree ac Ymddiriedolaeth Trussell i roi Gwarant Hanfodion ar waith, i sicrhau bod y rhai sy’n derbyn Credyd Cynhwysol yn gallu talu eu costau hanfodol. Yn ogystal, gallai fod wedi cynyddu cyfraddau’r Lwfans Tai Lleol a chyllid ar gyfer Taliadau Disgresiwn at Gostau Tai.
Ahead of this Budget, the Chancellor said that his priority was helping people with cost-of-living pressures. If he was serious about this, he would have supported the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Trussell Trust’s long-made calls to implement an Essentials Guarantee, to ensure those in receipt of Universal Credit are able to meet their essential costs. He could have also increased Local Housing Allowance rates and funding for Discretionary Housing Payments.