Rwy'n falch o ddweud ein bod ni wedi symud ymlaen yn dda iawn i roi'r trefniadau ar waith ar gyfer yr asesiadau gofal annibynnol hyn. Ym mis Ebrill, ysgrifennais at bob un o'r rhai a arferai dderbyn y Grant, gan eu hysbysu bod modd iddynt gael asesiad gofal annibynnol ac egluro fy rhesymau dros gynnig y cyfle hwn iddynt. Os oedd unrhyw un yn dymuno cael asesiad annibynnol, gofynnais iddynt gysylltu â'u hawdurdod lleol erbyn 14 Mehefin er mwyn i ni weld faint o ddiddordeb fyddai. Erbyn y dyddiad hwnnw, daeth 55 cais i law ar draws 14 awdurdod lleol. Mae hynny allan o bron i 1,400 o bobl yng Nghymru arferai dderbyn taliadau'r Grant. Mae'n ymddangos bod hyn yn cadarnhau ein dealltwriaeth bod mwyafrif llethol y rhai arferai dderbyn taliadau'r Grant yn fodlon â chanlyniad eu hasesiad gofal a'r gofal a chymorth maent bellach yn eu derbyn. Fodd bynnag, mae hefyd yn cadarnhau fy mod yn iawn i gyflwyno'r newid hwn ar gyfer y nifer sylweddol o bobl sy'n pryderu am ganlyniad eu hasesiad gofal.
I am pleased to report that we have made good progress in putting in place the arrangements for these independent care assessments. I wrote in April to all former WILG recipients informing them of their ability to have an independent care assessment and explained my reasons for providing this opportunity. If people wanted an independent assessment, I asked them to contact their local authority by 14 June to request this, so we could gauge the level of interest. By that date 55 requests had been made across 14 local authorities. This is out of approaching 1,400 people in Wales who received payments from the WILG.  This would seem to confirm our understanding that the vast majority of former WILG recipients are content with the outcome of the care assessment they had and the subsequent care and support they are receiving. However, it does also confirm that I was right to introduce this change of approach for what is a significant number of people who have concerns about the outcome of their care assessment.