Mae'r estyniad yn rhan o becyn ehangach o fesurau a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru i amddiffyn tenantiaid a landlordiaid rhag effeithiau'r pandemig. Mae’r rhain yn cynnwys:benthyciad newydd â llog isel ar gyfer tenantiaid sydd ag ôl-ddyledion rhent o ganlyniad i Covid-19, neu sy'n ei chael yn anodd talu ôl-ddyledion o’r fath. Bydd y benthyciad yn cael ei dalu’n uniongyrchol i landlordiaid neu asiantau a chaniateir ei ad-dalu dros gyfnod o hyd at bum mlynedd ar gyfradd llog APR o 1%llinell gymorth ar gyfer y sector rhentu preifat sy'n cael ei rhedeg gan Gyngor ar Bopeth Cymru i denantiaid sy'n cael trafferth gyda rhent, incwm neu fudd-dal tai, i roi cyngor i denantiaid ynghylch ffyrdd y gallant gynyddu eu hincwm i'r eithaf a rheoli’u dyledion – gyda'r bwriad o'u helpu i dalu eu rhent os gallant ac i ddal eu gafael ar eu tenantiaethau.
The extension is part of a wider package of Welsh Government funded measures to protect both tenants and landlords from the effects of the pandemic which include:a new low interest loan for tenants in rent arrears or struggling to pay their rent arrears because of Covid-19. The loan will be paid directly to landlords or agents and can be repaid over a period of up to five years at a rate of 1% APRa private rented sector helpline run by Citizen Advice Cymru for tenants struggling with rent, income or housing benefits to advise tenants on ways in which they can maximise their income and manage debt – with a view to helping them pay their rent if they can and hold on to their tenancies.