Mae’n hollbwysig nad yw gallu pobl i fyw’n annibynnol yn cael ei roi yn y fantol oherwydd newidiadau i’r ffordd y mae eu gofal a’u cymorth yn cael eu trefnu a’u darparu. Fis Gorffennaf diwethaf, ar ôl gweithio’n agos gyda’r ymgyrch i gadw Grant Byw’n Annibynnol Cymru, rhoddais yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i’r Aelodau am y trefniadau newydd yr wyf wedi eu cyflwyno i ddarparu asesiadau gofal annibynnol i unigolion a arferai gael taliadau o dan Grant Byw’n Annibynnol Cymru. Nod y trefniadau newydd hyn oedd helpu unrhyw un a arferai dderbyn Grant Byw’n Annibynnol Cymru nad oedd yn hapus â chanlyniad asesiad gofal ei awdurdod lleol. Mae’r datganiad hwn yn rhoi’r diweddaraf am yr asesiadau annibynnol hynny.
It is paramount that people’s ability to live independently is not compromised by changes to the way their care and support is arranged and provided. Last July, and following close working with the #SaveTheWILG campaign, I updated Members on the new arrangements I had introduced to provide independent care assessments for people who used to receive payments from the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG). These new arrangements were to aid any former WILG recipient who was unhappy with the outcome of their local authority care assessment. This statement is an update on those independent assessments.