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The demand for domiciliary support services remains high and longstanding difficulties in recruitment and retention means there are significant challenges for local authorities to ensure there is sufficient service to respond to need.


I am very pleased we are providing an additional £10m of funding to local authorities through the second supplementary budget. This is intended to support their ambitions to increase the capacity of their domiciliary support services in innovative ways as announced by the Minister for Finance and Local Government in the Senedd on 8 March.


Providers of domiciliary support services tell us domiciliary care workers being unable to drive limits what their service can deliver and is a barrier to recruitment. The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has agreed to prioritise test dates for Welsh domiciliary care workers who are waiting to sit their driving tests. Domiciliary care workers should speak to their employer about this process.


We want local authorities to use this additional funding to pay for driving lessons for domiciliary care workers and purchase electric fleet vehicles to make these available to domiciliary care workers. We would like this support to be available to services managed by local authorities and commissioned within the independent sector.


This funding may not be able to meet the total demand for driving lessons or vehicles. However, I very much hope it will be used where it will be of most benefit to increase service delivery of domiciliary care.


The purchase of electric vehicles aligns with our decarbonisation agenda. This funding can be used to the benefit of many, through the increased provision of services and contribute to our response to the climate emergency.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.


 







Translation:


 
Mae’r galw am wasanaethau cymorth cartref yn parhau i fod yn uchel ac mae anawsterau hirdymor o ran recriwtio a chadw staff yn golygu bod awdurdodau lleol yn wynebu heriau sylweddol i wneud yn siŵr bod y gwasanaeth yn ddigonol i ymateb i’r angen.


Rwy’n falch iawn ein bod yn darparu £10m o gyllid ychwanegol i awdurdodau lleol drwy’r ail gyllideb atodol. Bwriad y cyllid hwn yw cefnogi eu huchelgais i wella gallu eu gwasanaethau cymorth cartref mewn ffyrdd arloesol fel y cyhoeddwyd gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol yn y Senedd ar 8 Mawrth.


Mae darparwyr gwasanaethau cymorth cartref wedi dweud wrthym fod anallu gweithwyr gofal cartref i yrru yn cyfyngu ar yr hyn y gall eu gwasanaeth ei ddarparu, a’i fod yn rhwystr i recriwtio. Mae’r Asiantaeth Gyrwyr a Safonau Cerbydauwedi cytuno i flaenoriaethu dyddiadau prawf ar gyfer gweithwyr gofal cartref o Gymru sy’n aros i sefyll eu prawf gyrru. Dylai gweithwyr gofal cartref siarad gyda’u cyflogwr am y broses hon.


Rydym eisiau i awdurdodau lleol ddefnyddio’r cyllid ychwanegol hwn i dalu am wersi gyrru ar gyfer gweithwyr gofal cartref a phrynu cerbydau fflyd trydan i weithwyr gofal cartref eu defnyddio. Hoffem i’r cymorth hwn fod ar gael i wasanaethau sy’n cael eu rheoli gan awdurdodau lleol a gwasanaethau sy’n cael eu comisiynu o fewn y sector annibynnol.


Efallai na fydd y cyllid hwn yn gallu diwallu’r galw am wersi gyrru na cherbydau yn gyfan gwbl. Fodd bynnag, rwy’n gobeithio y bydd yn cael ei ddefnyddio lle caiff y budd mwyaf i wella darpariaeth gwasanaeth gofal cartref.


Mae prynu cerbydau trydan yn cyd\-fynd â’n hagenda datgarboneiddio. Gellir defnyddio’r cyllid hwn er lles llawer, drwy ddarparu mwy o wasanaethau a chyfrannu at ein hymateb i’r argyfwng hinsawdd.


Mae'r datganiad hwn yn cael ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r aelodau. Os bydd yr aelodau'n dymuno imi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ar hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn falch o wneud hynny.