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This statement updates Members about the cost of living summit, which I chaired yesterday afternoon. I was joined by the Minister for Climate Change and the Minister for Finance and Local Government, as well as key stakeholders from across Wales.


We discussed the actions the Welsh Government is taking to help Welsh households manage the cost\-of\-living crisis, including the announcement this week of a further package of support worth more than £330m.


This package will enable us to:


* Provide a further Winter Fuel Support Scheme in 2022\-23, giving more people on low incomes a non\-repayable £200 cash payment towards their energy bills
* See investment in the Discretionary Assistance Fund, extending the flexibilities, ensuring more people receive emergency financial support when they need it
* Provide a £150 cost\-of\-living payment to all households living in properties in council tax bands A to D and to all households receiving support from the Council Tax Reduction Scheme in all council tax bands
* A further £25m will be available to local authorities in the form of a discretionary fund. They will be able to target this additional funding to help households which may be struggling.


This funding is in addition to our current £51m Household Support Fund, which we announced in November 2021 and the doubling of the Winter Fuel Support Scheme announced in January.


However, the summit recognised the need to develop actions which not only address the immediate needs of vulnerable households but also support them to build resilience in the face of the challenges to come.


The summit underlined the importance of working as partners and galvanising our combined efforts to have a greater, more lasting impact.


Recognising the powers and the fiscal resources needed to help people with the rising cost of energy and increasing living costs lie mainly with the UK Government, we looked at what more we can do as a nation to support our most vulnerable citizens through this crisis.


I thanked partners for their ongoing work to tackle the cost of living crisis and called on them to work with Welsh Government and others to develop a strategic approach to tackling the impacts of this crisis, making sure that support reaches those who are most in need. With more than 140 people in attendance at the virtual summit, I believe this shows the level of commitment there is to develop solutions during these challenging times.


We were joined by a wide range of key stakeholders who spoke about the real challenges people are facing during this difficult time. Councillor Anthony Hunt, Leader of Torfaen Council, Shavanah Taj, General Secretary of the Wales TUC, Victoria Winckler, Director of the Bevan Foundation, Rebecca Woolley, Director of Citizens Advice Cymru and Ben Saltmarsh, Head of National Energy Action Cymru shared their insights as well as their suggestions for solutions going forward.


What is clear from the summit is that, while Welsh Government has a duty to lead this work, noone organisation can tackle a problem of this magnitude alone and a strategic partnership approach is the only way forward.


I have given a commitment to hold a follow up event before the summer when I will provide an update on how this work is progressing.







Translation:


 
Mae'r datganiad hwn yn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau am yr uwchgynhadledd ar gostau byw, a gadeiriais brynhawn ddoe. Ymunodd y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd a'r Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol â mi, yn ogystal â rhanddeiliaid allweddol o bob rhan o Gymru.


Trafodwyd y camau mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i helpu aelwydydd Cymru i reoli'r argyfwng costau byw, gan gynnwys cyhoeddi pecyn cymorth arall yr wythnos hon gwerth mwy na £330 miliwn.


Bydd y pecyn hwn yn ein galluogi i wneud y canlynol:


* Darparu Cynllun Cymorth Tanwydd Gaeaf arall yn 2022–23, gan roi taliad arian parod o £200 na fydd angen ei ad\-dalu i ragor o bobl ar incwm isel i helpu gyda’u biliau ynni
* Buddsoddi yn y Gronfa Cymorth Dewisol, gan sicrhau rhagor o hyblygrwydd a bod rhagor o bobl yn cael cymorth ariannol brys pan fydd ei angen arnynt
* Darparu taliad costau byw o £150 i bob aelwyd sy'n byw mewn eiddo ym mandiau'r dreth gyngor A i D ac i bob aelwyd sy'n derbyn cymorth gan Gynllun Gostyngiadau'r Dreth Gyngor ym mhob band treth gyngor
* Bydd £25 miliwn arall ar gael i awdurdodau lleol ar ffurf cronfa ddewisol. Byddant yn gallu targedu'r cyllid ychwanegol hwn i helpu aelwydydd sy’n ei chael yn anodd.


Mae'r cyllid hwn yn ychwanegol at ein Cronfa Cymorth i Gartrefi bresennol gwerth £51 miliwn, a gyhoeddwyd gennym ym mis Tachwedd 2021, a dyblu'r Cynllun Cymorth Tanwydd Gaeaf a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Ionawr.


Fodd bynnag, roedd yr uwchgynhadledd yn cydnabod yr angen i ddatblygu camau gweithredu sydd nid yn unig yn mynd i'r afael ag anghenion uniongyrchol aelwydydd sy'n agored i niwed, ond hefyd yn eu cefnogi i wrthsefyll heriau yn y dyfodol.


Tynnodd yr uwchgynhadledd sylw at bwysigrwydd gweithio fel partneriaid ac atgyfnerthu ein cydymdrechion i gael effaith fwy parhaol.


Gan gydnabod mai Llywodraeth y DU yn bennaf sy’n meddu ar y pwerau a'r adnoddau ariannol sydd eu hangen i helpu pobl gyda chost gynyddol ynni a chostau byw cynyddol, edrychwyd ar yr hyn y gallwn ni ei wneud fel cenedl i gefnogi ein dinasyddion mwyaf agored i niwed yn ystod yr argyfwng hwn.


Diolchais i’n partneriaid am eu gwaith parhaus i fynd i'r afael â’r argyfwng costau byw, a galwais arnynt i weithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru ac eraill i ddatblygu dull strategol o fynd i'r afael ag effeithiau'r argyfwng hwn, gan sicrhau bod cymorth yn cyrraedd y rhai sydd â'r angen mwyaf. Bu dros 140 o bobl yn bresennol yn yr uwchgynhadledd rithwir, a chredaf fod hyn yn dangos lefel yr ymrwymiad i ddatblygu atebion yn ystod y cyfnod heriol hwn.


Ymunodd amrediad eang o randdeiliaid allweddol â ni, gan siarad am yr heriau gwirioneddol mae pobl yn eu hwynebu yn ystod y cyfnod anodd hwn. Rhannodd y Cynghorydd Anthony Hunt, Arweinydd Cyngor Torfaen, Shavanah Taj, Ysgrifennydd Cyffredinol TUC Cymru, Victoria Winckler, Cyfarwyddwr Sefydliad Bevan, Rebecca Woolley, Cyfarwyddwr Cyngor ar Bopeth Cymru a Ben Saltmarsh, Pennaeth Gweithredu Ynni Cenedlaethol Cymru eu syniadau, ynghyd â'u hawgrymiadau ar gyfer atebion wrth symud ymlaen.


Yr hyn sy'n glir o'r uwchgynhadledd yw, er bod dyletswydd ar Lywodraeth Cymru i arwain y gwaith hwn, na all unrhyw un sefydliad fynd i'r afael â phroblem o'r maint hwn ar ei ben ei hun, a dull partneriaeth strategol yw'r unig ffordd ymlaen.


Rwyf wedi cytuno i gynnal digwyddiad dilynol cyn yr haf, pan rannaf y wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am y ffordd mae'r gwaith hwn yn mynd rhagddo.