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Bwriad y Grant Caledi i Denantiaid yw helpu pobl sydd wedi syrthio i ddyled o wyth wythnos neu fwy gyda’u taliadau rhent rhwng 1 Mawrth 2020 a 30 Mehefin 2021\.


Lluniwyd y grant i helpu pobl i aros yn eu cartrefi a’u hatal rhag colli eu tenantiaeth.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd, Julie James, sydd â chyfrifoldeb dros dai:



> Drwy gydol y pandemig rydyn ni wedi cymryd camau digynsail fynd i’r afael â digartrefedd a helpu pobl i aros yn eu cartrefi.
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> Y Grant Caledi i Denantiaid yw’r diweddaraf yn y gyfres hon o fesurau, ac fe fydd yn helpu pobl mewn cartrefi rhent preifat sydd mewn dyled gyda’u rhent o ganlyniad i’r pandemig.
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> Rwy’n deall y pryder a’r straen y mae pobl yn eu hwynebu pan fyddant yn syrthio ar ei hôl hi gyda’u rhent. Rydyn ni hefyd yn gwybod, unwaith y bydd rhywun yn dechrau syrthio i ddyled gyda’i rhent, y gall fod yn gynyddol anodd dal i fyny ag ôl\-ddyledion heb gymorth.
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> Rydyn ni hefyd yn gwybod bod colli cartref yn cael effaith enfawr ar unigolion a’u teuluoedd – ac mae costau enfawr hefyd i wasanaethau cyhoeddus wrth fynd i’r afael â digartrefedd. 
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> Mae’r grant hwn yn helpu i atal digartrefedd drwy gynorthwyo pobl i roi sylw i’w hôl\-ddyledion a chadw eu tenantiaeth.


Gallai pobl sy’n byw mewn llety rhent preifat ac sydd wedi syrthio i ôl\-ddyledion rhent o ganlyniad uniongyrchol i’r pandemig fod yn gymwys ar gyfer y grant. Efallai i’r ôl\-ddyledion gronni gan fod yr unigolyn wedi colli incwm yn sgil cael ei roi ar ffyrlo, bod llai o waith ar gael, neu nad oedd modd iddo hawlio mwy na thâl salwch statudol pan oedd yn sâl gyda Covid\-19\.


Bydd y grant yn cael ei weinyddu gan awdurdodau lleol, ac ar gael i bobl nad ydynt eisoes yn derbyn budd\-daliadau sy’n gysylltiedig â thai. Bydd unrhyw un sydd wedi cael benthyciad yn gweld y benthyciad hwnnw’n cael ei drosi’n grant.  

Bydd pobl sy’n gymwys yn gallu cofrestru eu diddordeb gyda’u hawdurdod lleol ar unwaith a bydd y grantiau’n cael eu prosesu o ganol mis Gorffennaf. 


Ychwanegodd Julie James:



> Rydyn ni wedi cymryd camau sylweddol i leihau achosion o ddigartrefedd yn ystod y pandemig, gan helpu dros 10,000 o bobl i gael llety ers dechrau’r argyfwng.
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> Er mwyn cynnal y momentwm hwn, byddwn yn parhau i ddarparu cyllid hanfodol i awdurdodau lleol i atal digartrefedd, a helpu pobl sy’n byw mewn llety dros dro i symud i’w cartrefi parhaol a diogel eu hunain.
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> Rwy’n annog unrhyw un sy’n cael trafferth talu eu rhent – hyd yn oed os mai peth newydd yw hynny – i gysylltu â’i landlord neu asiant a sefydliadau fel Cyngor ar Bopeth neu Shelter Cymru, er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn cael y cyngor a’r cymorth cywir.
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> Ein nod yw atal digartrefedd, a sicrhau pan y bo’n digwydd ei fod yn achos prin, am gyfnod byr, ac nad yw’n cael ei ailadrodd.







Translation:


 
The Tenancy Hardship Grant is designed to support people who have fallen behind on their rent by more than eight weeks between 1 March 2020 and 30 June 2021\.


The grant is designed to help people stay in their homes and prevent them losing their tenancies.


Minister for Climate Change Julie James, who is responsible for housing, said:



> Throughout the pandemic, we have taken unprecedented steps to tackle homelessness and support people to remain in their homes.
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> The new Tenancy Hardship Grant is the latest in this range of measures and will help people in privately rented homes who have fallen behind on their rent because of the pandemic.
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> I understand the stress and worry people will be experiencing if they have fallen behind in their rent. We also know that once someone falls behind with their rent it can be increasingly difficult for them to catch up without support.
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> We also know that if they are made homeless, the impact on them and their families is huge – so too is the cost to public services of dealing with homelessness.
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> This grant helps to prevent homelessness by helping people address their rent arrears and keep their tenancies.


People living in private rented accommodation who have developed rent arrears as a direct result of the pandemic may be eligible for the grant. Rent arrears may have been the result of a loss of income due to furlough, a reduction in work or because they were only able to claim Statutory Sick Pay when ill with Covid\-19\.


The grant, which will be administered by local authorities, will be open to people who are not receiving housing\-related benefits. It will replace the Tenancy Saver Loan, which was introduced in October 2020\. Anyone who received a loan will have that loan converted to a grant.


People who are eligible can register their interest with their local authority immediately and grants will be processed from mid\-July.


Julie James added:



> We have made significant steps to reduce homelessness over the course of the pandemic, supporting more than 10,000 people into accommodation since the beginning of the pandemic.
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> To maintain this momentum, we will continue to provide vital funding to local authorities to prevent homelessness and to support people living in temporary accommodation to move into their own permanent and secure homes.
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> I urge anyone who is struggling to pay their rent – even if they’re just starting to have difficulties – to contact their landlord or agent and organisations like Citizen’s Advice or Shelter Cymru so they receive the right advice and support.
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> Our goal is to prevent homelessness, and ensure where it does occur that it is rare, brief and unrepeated.