Fel imi sôn ar y pryd, rwy am i gam nesaf y broses ddiwygio yng Nghymru barhau â’m polisi a ddechreuwyd yn 2011 ar gyfer system decach a llai cymhleth o dalu am ofal na’r trefniadau presennol, ac un sy’n fforddiadwy ac yn gynaliadwy yn yr hir dymor. Mae ein Deddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) 2014 yn allweddol wrth gyflawni hynny. Bydd y Ddeddf yn cynnig y fframwaith deddfwriaethol i weithredu’r diwygio hwnnw. Rhoddais wybod i'r Aelodau hefyd am y contract yr oeddwn wedi ei ddyfarnu i LE Wales, sef cwmni ymgynghori blaenllaw sy’n arbenigo mewn economeg polisi cyhoeddus. Contract i gynnal astudiaeth ymchwil annibynnol oedd hwn, er mwyn cael gwybodaeth a fydd yn cefnogi ein gwaith diwygio pellach. Prif sylw'r astudiaeth hyd yma fu casglu, coladu a dadansoddi'r data craidd a'r dangosyddion perthnasol sydd ar gael ynglŷn â dyfodol talu am ofal yng Nghymru. Bydd yr wybodaeth honno'n rhoi darlun sylfaenol o'r hyn sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd. Mae'n falch gennyf roi gwybod bod gwaith ar yr astudiaeth yn bwrw ymlaen yn gyson. Mae adroddiad ar y cam cyntaf wedi'i gwblhau, ac rwy'n ei gyhoeddi heddiw. Mae'r Adroddiad i'w weld yn:
As I relayed at the time, I want this next stage of reform in Wales to continue my policy started in 2011 of a fairer and less complex system of paying for care than the current arrangements, and one which is affordable and sustainable in the longer term. Instrumental in achieving this is our Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 which will provide the legislative framework by which to deliver this reform. I also informed Members of the contract that I had awarded to LE Wales, a leading economics consultancy specialist in public policy economics, to conduct an independent research study to inform and support our further reform work. The focus of the study so far has been to gather, collate and analyse available core data and indicators relevant to the future of paying for care in Wales so as to provide a baseline picture of what currently occurs. I am pleased to report that the study has made steady progress and a first stage report has been completed which I am publishing today. The Report can be accessed at: