Heddiw rwy’n cyhoeddi £4.5 miliwn i barhau â’n Cronfa Gymorth i Ofalwyr dros y tair blynedd nesaf. Sefydlwyd y Gronfa Gymorth i Ofalwyr, a weinyddir gan Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru, yn 2020 ac mae wedi helpu dros 10,000 o ofalwyr ar incwm isel i brynu eitemau hanfodol y mae arnynt eu hangen. Mae’r Gronfa hefyd wedi helpu i nodi nifer sylweddol o ofalwyr nad oeddent yn hysbys i wasanaethau cyn hynny – mewn rhai ardaloedd roedd 70% o’r ymgeiswyr yn ofalwyr anhysbys yn flaenorol – y ffigur cyfartalog ar draws Cymru yw 29%. Nid yw’r cymhwystra ar gyfer y grantiau yn gysylltiedig â hawl i fudd-dal.
Today I am announcing £4.5million to continue our Carers Support Fund over the next three years. The Support Fund, administered by Carers Trust Wales, was established in 2020 and has helped over 10,000 carers on low incomes to buy basic essential items that they need. The Fund has also helped to identify a substantial number of carers who were previously unknown to services – in some areas 70% of the applicants were previously unknown carers - the average figure across Wales is 29%.  Eligibility for the grants is not linked to benefit entitlement.