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Ar ddechrau Wythnos Gofalwyr, hoffwn ddiolch yn bersonol ac o waelod calon i bob gofalwr di\-dâl yng Nghymru. P’un ai a ydych chi’n darparu gofal am rai oriau yn unig, neu’n gyfrifol am ofalu yn llawn amser, diolch ichi.


Y thema eleni yw “cydnabod gofalwyr yn y gymuned.” Gall pawb helpu i gefnogi gofalwyr di\-dâl, nid dim ond teulu a ffrindiau ond cyflogwyr, meddygon teulu ac ysbytai, gwasanaethau cymdeithasol, ysgolion a cholegau, busnesau lleol ac elusennau hefyd.


Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ariannu’r Prosiect Ymwybyddiaeth o Ofalwyr a thrwy bartneriaeth rhwng Gofalwyr Cymru ac Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru, byddwn yn helpu gweithwyr iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol proffesiynol i fod yn fwy ymwybodol o ofalwyr ac i fabwysiadu dull cydgynhyrchiol o lunio a darparu gwasanaethau.


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.


O ganlyniad i’n gwaith gydag Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru, rwy’n falch iawn bod mwy o seibiannau byr bellach ar gael i ofalwyr ifanc a gofalwyr sy’n oedolion, a gynigir gan sefydliadau’r trydydd sector. Mae gan Gymru drydydd sector bywiog ac ystwyth ac ynddo elusennau, grwpiau gwirfoddol, grwpiau cymunedol a mentrau cymdeithasol felly bydd darparu’r elfen hon o’r cynllun mewn cydweithrediad â’r trydydd sector yn helpu i wreiddio dulliau arloesol ledled Cymru.


Rwy’n dal i fod yn ymwybodol iawn bod yr argyfwng costau byw yn parhau, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo o hyd i wneud popeth o fewn ein gallu i helpu i leihau’r baich ar bobl yng Nghymru. Y llynedd yn ystod Wythnos Gofalwyr, cyhoeddais £4\.5 miliwn ar gyfer y Gronfa Gymorth i Ofalwyr. Nod y rhaglen tair blynedd hon yw cefnogi gofalwyr di\-dâl ar incwm is i helpu i liniaru effaith uniongyrchol caledi ariannol. Ers ei lansio, mae’r gronfa hon wedi helpu mwy na 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.


I weld a allai’r gronfa fod o fudd i chi, ewch i Rhaglen Cronfa Cymorth Gofalwyr – Yr Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr (dolen allanol).







Translation:


 
At the start of Carers Week, I want to give my personal and heartfelt thanks to all unpaid carers in Wales. Whether you provide care for just a couple of hours, or it is your full\-time responsibility, thank you.


The theme for this year is “recognising carers in the community.”  Everyone can play a positive role in supporting unpaid carers, not just family and friends but employers, GPs and hospitals, social services, schools and colleges, local businesses and charities.


The Welsh Government funds the Carer Aware Project and through partnership between Carers Wales and Carers Trust Wales, we will equip health and social care professionals to be more carer aware and to take a co\-productive approach to service design and delivery.


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.


I am delighted that through our work with Carers Trust Wales that we now have more short breaks in place for adult and young carers, offered by third sector organisations. Wales has a vibrant and agile third sector of charities, voluntary groups, community groups and social enterprises therefore delivering this strand of the scheme in collaboration with the third sector will help to embed innovative approaches across Wales.


I remain acutely aware that the cost\-of\-living crisis continues, and the Welsh Government remain committed to doing all we can to help alleviate the burden on people in Wales. Last year during Carers Week I announced £4\.5 million for the Carers Support Fund. This three\-year programme aims to support unpaid carers on lower incomes to help alleviate the immediate impact of financial hardship. Since its launch, this fund has helped more than 10,000 carers on low incomes to buy basic essential items. 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.


To find out whether the fund may benefit you, please visit Carers Support Fund Wales Programme \- Carers Trust (external link).