Yr addewid cyntaf oedd cynyddu’r terfyn cyfalaf a ddefnyddir gan awdurdodau lleol sy’n codi tâl am ofal preswyl o £24,000 i £50,000. Diben y terfyn hwn yw pennu p'un a fydd unigolyn yn talu am gost lawn ei ofal preswyl ei hun, neu a fydd yn cael cymorth ariannol tuag at y gost honno gan ei awdurdod lleol. Mae hyd at 4,000 o breswylwyr cartrefi gofal yn talu cost lawn eu gofal ar hyn o bryd ac mae’n bosibl y bydd hyd at 1,000 o'r rhain yn elwa ar y cynnydd i £50,000, yn ddibynnol ar werth y cyfalaf sydd ganddynt.
The first commitment was to increase the capital limit used by local authorities who charge for residential care, from £24,000 to £50,000. This limit determines whether a person pays the full cost of their residential care, or receives financial support towards this cost from their local authority. There are up to 4,000 care home residents who pay the full cost of their care, with up to a 1,000 of these potentially benefitting from an increase in the capital limit to £50,000, depending upon the value of the capital they hold.