Nid rhaglen ar gyfer pobl sydd heb waith am gyfnod byr yw Esgyn.  Mae’n canolbwyntio, yn hytrach ar y rheini sydd wedi bod allan o waith neu hyfforddiant am fwy na chwe mis ac sy’n wynebu rhwystrau caletach rhag cael gwaith – pobl fel rhieni sengl ifanc, oedolion prin neu heb eu cymwysterau; pobl sy’n ei chael yn anodd cadw swydd a phobl ag anableddau. Mae gwaith ymchwil yn dangos bod pobl o aelwydydd o’r fath yn llawer llai tebygol o gael gwaith.
The Lift Programme is not intended to work with people who are temporarily out of work. Rather, it will focus on those who have spent more than six months out of work or training and who face greater barriers to becoming employed, such as young single parents; adults with few or no formal qualifications; people with poor employment records and individuals with disabilities.  Research shows that people in households with these characteristics are much less likely to gain employment than others.