Soniodd y Canghellor hefyd am ddiogelu bywydau a bywoliaethau, ac eto ni wnaeth gynnig dim byd i atal cynnydd annerbyniol mewn tlodi. Rwyf wedi galw’n gyson am i’r system fudd-daliadau ddarparu lefel ddigonol o gymorth i unigolion a theuluoedd agored i niwed sydd, heb fai o gwbl arnyn nhw, yn colli eu swyddi. Mae’r ffaith fod y Canghellor wedi gwrthod diogelu taliadau credyd cynhwysol ychwanegol yn golygu y bydd baich yr argyfwng hwn yn cael ei rhoi ar ysgwyddau’r rhai sy’n gallu ei fforddio leiaf.
The Chancellor also spoke of protecting lives and livelihoods yet did not offer anything to prevent an unacceptable increase in poverty. I have consistently called for the benefits system to provide an adequate level of support to vulnerable individuals and families who, through no fault of their own, lose their jobs. The Chancellor’s refusal to protect additional universal credit payments means that the burden of this crisis will be heaped onto those who can afford it least.