Mae y ddyletswydd economaidd-gymdeithasol, sy'n ofynnol o ganlyniad i Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010, yn anelu at sicrhau bod cyrff cyhoeddus perthnasol yn ystyried yr effaith gaiff eu prif benderfyniadau ar fynd i'r afael ag anghydraddoldebau sy'n cael effaith ar fynediad person at adnoddau materol a chymdeithasol h.y. gwaith, addysg a thrafnidiaeth.
The Socio-Economic Duty, a requirement of the Equality Act 2010, aims to ensure relevant public bodies consider the impact their key decisions have on addressing the inequalities which impact on a person’s access to both material and social resources i.e. employment, education, transport.