Gyda'r gyfradd chwyddiant a ragwelir yn 7.4% ar hyn o bryd, roedd datganiad y gwanwyn yn gyfle i unioni’r penderfyniad i gynyddu budd-daliadau lles 3.1% yn unig, i weithredu i leihau biliau ynni ac i leddfu rhywfaint o’r pwysau ariannol sydd ar aelwydydd sy'n agored i niwed ar hyn o bryd o ganlyniad i'r argyfwng costau byw.
With the forecast inflation rate currently at 7.4%, the spring statement was an opportunity to put right its decision to uplift welfare benefits by just 3.1%; it was an opportunity to act to reduce energy bills; it was an opportunity to alleviate some of the financial pressures currently experienced by vulnerable households as a result of the cost of living crisis.