For adults, managing on a low income can be stressful and feeling at the bottom of the social ladder can have negative effects on self-esteem. Individuals on lower income are more likely to adopt unhealthy lifestyles such as smoking and drinking, whilst individuals on a high income are able to afford healthier lifestyles. This leads to an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes.
I oedolion, gall ymdopi ar incwm isel beri straen a gall teimlo fel eich bod ar waelod yr ysgol gymdeithasol gael effaith negyddol ar hunan-barch. Mae unigolion ar incwm is yn fwy tebygol o fabwysiadu ffyrdd o fyw afiach, fel ysmygu ac yfed, tra bod unigolion ar incwm uchel yn gallu fforddio byw bywydau iachach. Mae hyn yn cynyddu'r risg o glefyd y galon, strôc, canser a diabetes.
Individuals in the lowest income groups are more likely to have no savings, be behind on their bills and have high levels of debt.
Those high levels of debt can have a negative impact on health and well-being because:
Mae unigolion yn y grwpiau incwm isaf yn fwy tebygol o fod heb unrhyw gynilion o gwbl, bod ar ei hôl hi wrth dalu biliau a bod mewn mwy o ddyled.
Gall y lefelau uchel hynny o ddyled gael effaith negyddol ar iechyd a llesiant oherwydd:
According to the Poverty and Social Exclusion organisation the following groups are vulnerable to poverty:
Poverty can negatively affect health, development and well-being in the following ways:
Yn ôl y Sefydliad Tlodi ac Allgáu Cymdeithasol mae'r grwpiau canlynol yn agored i dlodi:
Gall tlodi gael effaith negyddol ar iechyd, llesiant a datblygiad yn y ffyrdd canlynol:
Drag these statements into columns based on what you think is a need and what you think we just want. There are no correct answers, but you need to explain your choices.
Llusgwch y datganiadau hyn mewn colofnau yn seiliedig ar yr hyn rydym ei angen a'r hyn rydym ei eisiau yn eich barn chi. Does dim atebion cywir ond bydd angen i chi esbonio eich dewisiadau.
Watch the first 1:48 minutes of this video – What do the Welsh Government think we need in order to live healthy and happy lives?
Gwyliwch 1:48 munud cyntaf y fideo hwn - Ym marn Llywodraeth Cymru, beth sydd ei angen arnom er mwyn byw bywydau hapus ac iach?
Suggested responses: