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Mae adborth cynnar gan bobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal yn cyfeirio at y nifer o ffyrdd mae’r incwm yn cael ei ddefnyddio i wella eu bywydau, gan gynnwys dysgu sut i reoli eu harian a chynilo.


Mae’r Cynllun yn dal yn ei ddyddiau cynnar a bydd yn cael ei asesu’n fanwl gan dîm gwerthuso a benodwyd yn annibynnol. Er hynny, dywedodd un unigolyn sy’n gweithio gyda phobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal fod y Cynllun ‘wedi’u grymuso i allu gwneud penderfyniadau nad oedden nhw’n gallu eu gwneud o’r blaen’.


Mae Emma Phipps\-Magill, cyfarwyddwr gweithredol Voices from Care Cymru, wedi gweithio gyda phobl ifanc sydd â phrofiad o fod mewn gofal ers dros 30 mlynedd, a dywedodd bod y Cynllun yn rhoi cyfleoedd iddyn nhw wneud dewisiadau cadarnhaol mewn bywyd.



> “O ran y gwahaniaeth mae wedi’i wneud i’w bywydau, mae wedi rhoi cyfle iddyn nhw edrych ar dai preifat yn lle aros ar restrau tai cymdeithasol, mae wedi’u galluogi i deithio a dysgu sut i yrru fel eu bod yn gallu pasio eu prawf gyrru, ac mae wedi’u helpu i fynd i’r brifysgol, pethau nad oedden nhw’n gallu eu gwneud o’r blaen,” meddai.
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> “Mae hyn yn beth cadarnhaol imi gan ein bod yn aml yn clywed am bobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal yn methu â phrofi pethau fel hyn ac rydyn ni’n edrych ar y pethau negyddol cymaint mwy na’r pethau cadarnhaol.
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> “Grym y Cynllun yw ei fod yn grymuso pobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal i allu gwneud penderfyniadau ariannol ac annibynnol ar sail gwybodaeth a mwynhau profiadau na fydden nhw o bosibl wedi’u cael o’r blaen.”


Mae’r Cynllun yn rhoi cyfle i bobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal ac sy’n troi’n 18 oed gael £1,600 (cyn treth) y mis am gyfnod o ddwy flynedd.


Bydd y rhai sy’n troi’n 18 oed rhwng mis Gorffennaf 2022 a mis Mehefin 2023 yn gymwys.


Nod y Cynllun gwerth £20m yw gosod pobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal ar lwybr tuag at fywydau iach, hapus, llawn boddhad.


Ers i’r Cynllun gael ei lansio ym mis Gorffennaf ac i’r taliad cyntaf gael ei wneud ym mis Awst y llynedd, mae mwy na 400 o bobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal wedi cofrestru i’r Cynllun.


Yn ystod chwe mis cyntaf y Cynllun, roedd cyfradd fanteisio o 92% yn seiliedig ar amcangyfrifon gwreiddiol o gymhwysedd gan awdurdodau lleol.


Dywedodd Jane Hutt, y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, fod nifer cychwynnol y bobl ifanc sy’n rhan o’r Cynllun yn addawol, ynghyd â’r adborth a geir ganddyn nhw.



> “Rydyn ni’n dechrau gweld manteision y Cynllun i fywydau llawer o bobl ifanc sy’n gadael gofal wrth inni nodi ei chwe mis cyntaf.
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> “Er enghraifft, mae pobl ifanc, wrth siarad amdano, yn dweud ei fod yn caniatáu iddyn nhw gynilo i gefnogi eu hunain yn y dyfodol, ac archwilio talu am gymwysterau pellach a allai wella eu cyfleoedd am swydd a gyrfa.
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> “Mae’n bwysig eu bod yn dysgu o hyn oherwydd gall ddarparu sylfaen gadarn i adeiladu eu bywydau arni ac nid yn unig bod o fudd iddyn nhw eu hunain, ond i genedlaethau’r dyfodol hefyd.
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> “Rydyn ni’n dal yng nghamau cynnar y broses hon ac mae gennym lawer i’w ddysgu am effaith hirdymor y Cynllun hwn, ond mae’r nifer sy’n manteisio ar y taliadau a’r adborth gan y rhai sydd wedi cofrestru hyd yn hyn yn addawol.”


Drwy gydol y Cynllun, mae’r rhai sy’n gymwys wedi cael eu cefnogi gan dimau ac ymarferwyr gwasanaethau cymdeithasol i reoli’r broses.


Mae Cyngor ar Bopeth Cymru wedi cefnogi 65% o bobl ifanc sy’n rhan o’r Cynllun ag ystod o faterion ariannol.


Mae’r cymorth sy’n cael ei gynnig i bobl ifanc yn amrywio o gyfrifiadau ‘gwell eu byd’ cyn iddyn nhw benderfynu cofrestru i’r Cynllun, cyngor ariannol tra maen nhw’n rhan o’r Cynllun a chymorth gyda chynllunio ar gyfer yr adeg pan fyddan nhw’n rhoi’r gorau i gael eu taliad.


Nod y taliadau, y mae 57% wedi dewis eu cael unwaith y mis a’r 43% sy’n weddill wedi dewis eu cael ddwywaith y mis, yw eu helpu i adeiladu sylfaen ar gyfer pontio o ofal i fywyd fel oedolyn.


Maen nhw hefyd wedi cael yr opsiwn i ddewis i’w taliadau rhent gael eu talu’n uniongyrchol i’w landlord, gan leihau’r arian a delir iddyn nhw, gyda 33% wedi dewis gwneud hynny.







Translation:


 
Early feedback from care leavers point to the many ways in which the income is being used to enhance their lives, including learning how to manage their money and saving. 


Although the pilot scheme is still in its infancy and will be rigorously assessed by an independently appointed evaluation team, one person working with care leavers said it had ‘empowered them to be able to make decisions they weren’t able to before’.


Emma Phipps\-Magill, operational director at Voices from Care Cymru, has worked with care experienced young people for more than 30 years and said the pilot scheme was providing them with the opportunities to make positive life choices.


“The difference it has made to their lives has been giving them the opportunity to look at private housing accommodation instead of waiting on social housing lists, being able to travel and learn to drive so they can pass their driving test, and another could go to university, which they weren’t able to before,” she said.



> “This is a positive thing for me as we often hear about care leavers not being able to experience things like this and we look at the negatives so much more than the positives.
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> “The power of the Basic Income pilot scheme is that it empowers young care leavers to be able to make informed financial and independent decisions and enjoy experiences they may not have before.”


The Basic Income pilot provides care leavers turning 18 with the opportunity to receive £1600 (before tax) per month for a period of 2 years.


Those turning 18 between July 2022 to June 2023 will be eligible.


The £20m pilot scheme aims to set care leavers on a path to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.


Since the scheme was launched in July and the first payment was issued in August last year, more than 400 care leavers have enrolled in the pilot scheme.


In the first 6 months of the pilot there has been a 92% uptake rate based on original estimates of eligibility provided by local authorities.


Minister for Social Justice Jane Hutt said the initial take\-up and feedback from young people on the pilot was promising.



> “We are beginning to see the benefits this has made to the lives of many young care leavers as we mark 6 months of the Basic Income pilot scheme.
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> “For example young people are talking about it allowing them to save to support themselves for the future, and exploring paying for further qualifications which could boost their job and career prospects.
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> “It is important they learn from this as it can provide a solid foundation to build their lives and not just benefit themselves, but future generations too.
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> “We are still at an early stage of this process and have a lot to learn about the long\-term impact of this pilot, but the take\-up and feedback from those enrolled so far is promising.”


Throughout the pilot those eligible have been supported by social services teams and practitioners in navigating the process.


Citizens Advice Cymru have supported 65% of eligible young people on the pilot through a range of financial issues.


The support offered to young people ranges from better off calculations before they decide to enrol on the pilot, financial advice while they are on the pilot and assistance with planning for the point where they stop receiving their payment.


The payments, which 57% have opted to receive monthly and the remaining 43% opting for twice\-monthly, aim to help them build a platform for their transition from care into adult life.


They have also been given the option to choose for their rent payments to be made directly to their landlord, reducing the money paid to them, with 33% having done so.