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The call is in a bid to keep people in their homes and close to their social networks to avoid the devastating impact that homelessness can wreak on physical, mental and social wellbeing.


First announced in July last year, new changes to the £10 million Tenancy Hardship Grant announced today mean that anyone facing arrears due to covid\-related reasons from the start of the pandemic in March 2020 right up until December 2021, can apply.


This means that tenants in rent arrears because they lost their jobs following the removal of the Furlough scheme in September, or who suffered a significant decrease in income when the Universal Credit uplift was removed by UK Government, may now be eligible under the new criteria.


Other examples of rent arrears as a direct result of the pandemic include a loss of income due to lockdowns or because of becoming ill with Covid\-19\.


Also now able to apply are tenants in social housing who are not in receipt of housing\-related benefits. Tenants in private rented accommodation are still encouraged to apply.


Adrian from Rhondda Cynon Taf, aged 50, works in his local restaurant and was earning between £1100 – 1300 before the pandemic. Because he had only been with his company for nine months, his payments dropped to around £700 a month under the furlough scheme. 


Adrian said:



> I was very conscious that my biggest bill was my rent, so I called my landlord when I began struggling to keep up with payments. As the pandemic wore on, this put me under great stress and I worried I was going to lose my house. By the time the country started opening up and I was back in work, I owed nearly £5000 in rent. This felt an insurmountable amount of money to pay during a time when all of my bills had been racking up. I have always paid my rent on time so it was really stressful for me to find myself in this situation. 
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> I heard about the grant on the radio so got in contact with the council to see if I could apply for it. Finding out I was eligible felt like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders, I was ecstatic. Suddenly I could talk to my landlord again and be on an even keel, knowing that I wasn’t in debt with them anymore and that I wasn’t going to lose my home. The relief was enormous. I feel like I can just get on with my life now, positively. I feel like I have been listened to and helped in a time of crisis.
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> The extension of the grant will make all the difference and do exactly what it says on the tin, which is to help people like me stay on my feet.


Minister for Climate Change Julie James said:



> I am urging anyone who is facing eviction or who has fallen behind on their rent because of the pandemic to contact their local authority today to find out what help is available to them.
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> Our £10 million Tenancy Hardship Grant will help prevent eviction and support tenants to remain in their homes. The impact of being made homeless on people and families is huge – including support networks being lost, children having to move school, and families’ mental health and well\-being suffering. We want to do all we can to help avoid that situation.
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> The grant should provide significant cost savings to each local authority in preventing homelessness and supporting people to remain in their homes and maintain their tenancies.”


Ruth Power, CEO of Shelter Cymru said:



> We welcome the changes to the Tenancy Hardship Grant announced today. Widening the eligibility criteria will mean more people, who are struggling during the pandemic to pay their rent, are able to access support to keep their homes. Our advisors are working with people across Wales whose incomes have been seriously affected by the pandemic and who are really worried about the future. Getting money quickly to people in need will prevent families becoming homeless.
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> Applications are now open, with the final date for rent support being December 31st 2021\.







Translation:


 
Mae'r alwad yn ymgais i gadw pobl yn eu cartrefi ac yn agos at eu rhwydweithiau cymdeithasol er mwyn osgoi'r effaith ddinistriol y gall digartrefedd ei chael ar les corfforol, meddyliol a chymdeithasol.


Cyhoeddwyd y Grant Caledi i Denantiaid ym mis Gorffennaf y llynedd, ac mae’r newidiadau newydd a gyhoeddwyd heddiw i'r cynllun grant gwerth £10 miliwn hwn yn golygu y gall unrhyw un sy'n wynebu ôl\-ddyledion oherwydd rhesymau sy'n gysylltiedig â Covid o ddechrau'r pandemig ym mis Mawrth 2020 hyd at fis Rhagfyr 2021, wneud cais.


Mae hyn yn golygu y gallai tenantiaid sydd ag ôl\-ddyledion rhent am eu bod wedi colli eu swyddi ar ôl i’r cynllun Ffyrlo ddod i ben ym mis Medi, neu a welodd ostyngiad sylweddol yn eu hincwm pan gafodd y cynnydd i’r Credyd Cynhwysol ei ddileu gan Lywodraeth y DU, fod yn gymwys o dan y meini prawf newydd.


Mae enghreifftiau eraill o ôl\-ddyledion rhent o ganlyniad uniongyrchol i'r pandemig yn cynnwys colli incwm oherwydd cyfyngiadau symud neu oherwydd mynd yn sâl gyda Covid\-19\.


Yn ogystal, mae tenantiaid mewn tai cymdeithasol nad ydynt yn derbyn budd\-daliadau sy'n gysylltiedig â thai bellach yn gallu gwneud cais, ac anogir tenantiaid mewn cartref wedi’i rentu’n breifat i barhau i wneud cais hefyd.


Mae Adrian, sy’n 50 oed, yn dod o Rhondda Cynon Taf. Mae’n gweithio yn ei fwyty lleol ac roedd yn ennill rhwng £1,100 a £1,300 y mis cyn y pandemig. Gan mai dim ond am naw mis yr oedd wedi bod gyda'i gwmni, gostyngodd ei daliadau i tua £700 y mis o dan y cynllun ffyrlo.


Dywedodd Adrian: 



> Roeddwn yn gwybod mai fy rhent oedd y bil mwyaf, felly cysylltais â’r landlord pan ddechreuais gael trafferth ymdopi â thaliadau. Wrth i'r pandemig fynd yn ei flaen, roedd hyn yn fy rhoi o dan straen difrifol ac roeddwn yn poeni fy mod yn mynd i golli fy nhŷ. Erbyn i'r wlad ddechrau ailagor, a bod modd mynd yn ôl i’r gwaith, roedd gen i bron i £5,000 o ddyledion rhent. Roedd yn teimlo fel swm llethol o arian i'w dalu yn ystod cyfnod pan oedd fy holl filiau yn codi. Rwy’ bob amser wedi talu fy rhent yn brydlon felly roedd y sefyllfa hon yn fy rhoi dan dipyn o straen.
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> Clywais am y grant ar y radio felly cysylltais â'r cyngor i weld a oedd modd i mi wneud cais amdano. Pan gefais wybod fy mod yn gymwys, roeddwn yn teimlo bod pwysau enfawr wedi'i godi oddi ar fy ysgwyddau, roeddwn wrth fy modd. Yn sydyn, gallwn siarad â'm landlord eto gan wybod nad oeddwn mewn dyled mwyach, ac nad oeddwn yn mynd i golli fy nghartref. Roedd yn rhyddhad enfawr. Rwy'n teimlo y gallaf fwrw ymlaen â’m bywyd nawr, yn gadarnhaol. Rwy'n teimlo bod pobl wedi gwrando arna i ac wedi fy helpu mewn cyfnod o argyfwng.
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> Bydd ymestyn y grant yn gwneud y gwahaniaeth mawr iawn ac yn cyflawni yn union beth mae'n ei fwriadu, sef helpu pobl fel fi i aros ar eu traed.


Dywedodd Julie James, y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd:



> Rwy'n annog unrhyw un sy'n wynebu cael eu troi allan neu sydd wedi syrthio i ddyled gyda’u taliadau rhent oherwydd y pandemig i gysylltu â'u hawdurdod lleol heddiw i gael gwybod pa gymorth sydd ar gael iddynt.
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> Bydd ein Grant Caledi i Denantiaid sy’n werth £10 miliwn yn helpu i atal troi allan ac yn cefnogi tenantiaid i aros yn eu cartrefi. Mae colli cartref yn cael effaith enfawr ar unigolion a theuluoedd – gan gynnwys colli rhwydweithiau cymorth, plant yn gorfod symud ysgol, ac iechyd meddwl a lles teuluoedd yn dioddef. Rydym am wneud popeth o fewn ein gallu i helpu i osgoi'r sefyllfa honno.
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> Dylai'r grant ddarparu arbedion cost sylweddol i bob awdurdod lleol wrth atal digartrefedd a chefnogi pobl i aros yn eu cartrefi a chynnal eu tenantiaethau.


Dywedodd Ruth Power, Prif Swyddog Gweithredol Shelter Cymru:



> Rydym yn croesawu'r newidiadau i'r Grant Caledi i Denantiaid a gyhoeddwyd heddiw. Bydd ehangu'r meini prawf cymhwystra yn golygu y bydd mwy o bobl sy'n cael trafferth talu eu rhent yn ystod y pandemig yn gallu cael gafael ar gymorth i gadw eu cartrefi. Mae ein cynghorwyr yn gweithio gyda phobl ledled Cymru y mae'r pandemig wedi effeithio'n ddifrifol ar eu hincwm ac sy'n poeni'n fawr am y dyfodol. Bydd cael arian yn gyflym i bobl mewn angen yn atal teuluoedd rhag dod yn ddigartref.


Mae’r cynllun grant bellach ar agor ar gyfer ceisiadau, a'r dyddiad olaf ar gyfer cymorth rhent yw 31 Rhagfyr 2021\.