Rhan o’n gwaith i gefnogi gofalwyr yw deall bod angen i lawer o ofalwyr gymryd seibiant o’u cyfrifoldebau gofalu ac ymlacio drwy wneud rhywbeth y maent yn ei fwynhau ac sy’n cefnogi eu hiechyd meddwl a’u llesiant eu hunain. I gyflawni un o ymrwymiadau allweddol y Rhaglen Lywodraethu, ym mis Ebrill 2022, cyhoeddais y byddai gofalwyr di-dâl o bob oed yng Nghymru yn elwa o £9 miliwn dros dair blynedd i sefydlu Cronfa Seibiannau Byr newydd. Mae elfen newydd o’r cyllid hwn, “Amser”, bellach ar gael. Yn yr elfen hon, mae Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru yn gweithio gyda sefydliadau’r trydydd sector i gynyddu nifer a math y seibiannau byr y gall gofalwr fanteisio arnynt.
Part of our work to support carers must be to understand that many carers need to take a break from their caring responsibilities and recharge by doing something they enjoy and supports their own mental health and wellbeing. In April 2022, and to deliver a key Programme for Government commitment, I announced that unpaid carers of all ages in Wales would be benefitting from £9 million over three years to set up a new Short Breaks Fund. A new strand of this funding, “Amser,” is now available and sees Carers Trust Wales working with third sector organisations to increase the number and type of short breaks a carer can access.