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Rydym wedi gweld newidiadau sylweddol i'n bywydau o ddydd i ddydd dros yr ychydig wythnosau diwethaf. Ymysg y newidiadau hynny mae rheolau caeth newydd i reoli lledaeniad COVID\-19\. Mae’r neges yn syml: arhoswch gartref i achub bywydau.


Mae'n bwysicach nag erioed cael lle saff a diogel i fyw. Rydym ni, fel Llywodraeth, wedi bod yn gweithio'n galed i sicrhau bod modd i denantiaid yn y sectorau rhentu preifat a chymdeithasol ddibynnu ar gael lle saff a diogel i fyw. 


Rydym eisoes wedi cymryd camau i sicrhau nad oes modd troi tenantiaid sy'n dioddef caledi ariannol yn sgil COVID\-19 allan o'u tai. 


Bydd amgylchiadau pawb yn wahanol, ond ar gyfer rhai bydd yr argyfwng hwn yn effeithio ar eu gallu i dalu rhent a biliau'r aelwyd, a fydd yn peri gofid difrifol. Rydym wedi galw ar landlordiaid i fod yn gefnogol ac yn hyblyg drwy gydol y cyfnod hwn, ond rydym yn cydnabod na fydd hyn yn golygu bod dyledion yn diflannu. Mae tipyn o gymorth ar gael, ac rydym nawr am ddarparu canllawiau ynghylch at bwy i droi a sut i gael y cymorth hwnnw.


Bydd ‘**Cymorth sydd ar gael i denantiaid yng Nghymru \- COVID\-19*’***yn helpu pobl i weithredu'n gyflym a gosod mesurau yn eu lle i atal problemau tai rhag cynyddu yn ystod yr wythnosau a'r misoedd heriol sydd o'n blaen. Mae’r canllawiau yn nodi’r math o gymorth ariannol y gall pobl ei hawlio, ynghyd â meini prawf cymhwysedd cysylltiedig. Maent hefyd yn darparu cyngor ymarferol ynghylch at bwy i droi a beth i'w wneud os bydd pobl yn mynd i drafferthion ariannol gyda'u rhent neu gostau byw cyffredinol. Er mai dogfen i denantiaid yw hon yn bennaf, mae hefyd yn adnodd defnyddiol i helpu sefydliadau sy'n cynghori pobl Cymru. Dylai'r canllawiau gael eu darllen wrth ochr y cyngor sydd eisoes wedi'i ddarparu i denantiaid a landlordiaid, y gellir eu gweld yma. 


Drwy Rhentu Doeth Cymru, Awdurdodau Lleol a Cartrefi Cymunedol Cymru, rydym wedi estyn allan at bob landlord ac asiantaeth gosod tai er mwyn eu hatgoffa am eu cyfrifoldebau a rhoi dolenni at y canllawiau a gynhyrchwyd gennym. Byddwn yn parhau i wneud hynny wrth i'r sefyllfa newid ac wrth i'n canllawiau gael eu diweddaru.


Bydd fy swyddogion yn parhau i weithio'n agos gyda rhanddeiliaid allanol i ddeall anghenion grŵp eang ac amrywiol iawn o denantiaid. Mae'n hanfodol cydweithio, a thrwy ein gwaith gyda'r grwpiau rhanddeiliaid gallwn ddod o hyd i'r ffordd orau o ddeall canlyniadau'r argyfwng hwn, a gwybod pryd i gamu i mewn a rhoi cymorth priodol.


Hoffwn dynnu sylw at y cymorth ardderchog sy'n cael ei gynnig gan sefydliadau cyhoeddus, preifat a'r trydydd sector ar draws Cymru, a hoffwn hefyd ddiolch i bob landlord, asiantaeth rheoli a sefydliad cymorth i denantiaid am helpu ein tenantiaid yn ystod yr argyfwng hwn.


Rydym yn wynebu'r sefyllfa hon gyda'n gilydd, ac rwy'n hynod o ddiolchgar am yr holl gydweithio sy'n digwydd ar draws Cymru, gan helpu pobl i aros mewn cartref saff a diogel.







Translation:


 
We have seen significant changes to our day\-to\-day lives over the last few weeks. These changes include strict new rules to control the spread of Covid\-19\. The message is clear – stay home to save lives.


A safe and secure place to live has rarely been more important. As a Government we have been working hard to ensure that tenants in the social and private rental sectors can rely on having a safe and secure place to live.


We have already taken action to ensure that tenants experiencing financial hardship as a result of COVID\-19 cannot be evicted. 


Everyone’s circumstances will be different but for some this crisis will impact on their ability to pay rent and household bills, which will be extremely worrying. We have called on landlords to be supportive and offer flexibility throughout this time, but recognise that this won’t make any debt incurred go away. There is a lot of support available, and now we want to provide guidance on who to turn to and how to access it.


‘**Support available if you are a tenant living in Wales–COVID\-19****’**will help people to act quickly and put measures in place to prevent housing issues escalating in these challenging weeks and months ahead. The guidance details the types of financial support that people may be able to claim, along with the associated eligibility criteria. It also provides practical advice on who to go to, and what to do if people get into financial difficulty with their rent, or with general living expenses. While this is primarily for tenants, it also provides a useful tool to support organisations who are advising people in Wales. This guidance is to be read alongside the advice that we have already provided to tenants and landlords.


We have, through Rent Smart Wales, Local Authorities and Community Housing Cymru, reached out to all landlords and letting agents reminding them of their responsibilities and providing links to the guidance we have produced. We will continue to do so as the situation changes and our guidance is updated.


My officials will continue to work closely with external stakeholders to understand the needs of an extremely wide and varied group of tenants. Working collaboratively is vital and it is through our work with stakeholder groups, that we are best able to understand the consequences of this crisis, step in where necessary, and support accordingly.


I would like to highlight the excellent support offered by public, private and third sector organisations operating across Wales, and would also like to thank all landlords, managing agents and tenant support organisations for helping our tenants during this crisis.


We are all in this together, and I am extremely grateful for the collaboration across Wales, supporting people to remain in a safe and secure home.