Rwyf bellach wedi ystyried manteision yr holl opsiynau yn eu cyfanrwydd. Drwy wneud hyn, daeth yn amlwg bod dau brif anfantais i gynnig cymorth sy’n cael ei weithredu y tu allan i’r ddarpariaeth arferol o ofal cymdeithasol. Yn gyntaf, byddai'n parhau â'r anghydraddoldeb lle mae rhai unigolion anabl yn cael cymorth gan eu hawdurdod lleol, tra bod eraill yn cael taliadau penodol i ysgwyddo baich y gost o fyw'n annibynnol ar ben y cymorth y maent yn ei gael gan yr awdurdod lleol. Byddai hyn yn parhau i ddarparu cymorth i gyn-dderbynwyr y Gronfa mewn ffordd wahanol i’r gofal a’r cymorth sy’n cael ei roi i bobl anabl eraill yng Nghymru. Yn ail, byddai perygl i unrhyw opsiwn sy’n wahanol i’r ddarpariaeth arferol fod yn anodd i’w gynnal yn y tymor hir wrth i niferoedd cynllun y Gronfa, sydd bellach wedi cau, ostwng gydag amser, neu wrth i werth y taliadau y gellir fforddio eu rhoi o’r swm sefydlog a drosglwyddir gan Lywodraeth y DU ddod yn gynyddol annigonol ar gyfer darparu’r cymorth y mae derbynwyr ei angen.
I have now fully considered the merits of each option. In doing this it has become clear any future option for support which sits outside of normal social care provision has two major downsides. First, it continues the inequity of some disabled people receiving their support from their local authority, while others receive specific payments to help meet the cost of living independently in addition to the support they receive from their local authority. This would continue to provide support to former ILF recipients in a different way to which care and support would be provided to other disabled people in Wales. Second, any option outside of normal provision has the potential to become unsustainable in the longer-term as numbers in what was a closed ILF scheme reduce over time, or the value of payments which can be afforded from the fixed transfer from the UK Government mean these  become increasing ineffective in being able to meet recipients’ support needs.