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Today I am launching the consultation on the draft Practice Guidance for the Housing Support Grant (HSG), which sets out the governance framework for local authorities to operate and administer the grant.


The HSG is an important early intervention grant programme which prevents people from becoming homeless, stabilises their housing situation, or helps potentially homeless people to find and keep accommodation. It supports vulnerable people to address the, sometimes multiple, problems they face, such as debt, employment, tenancy management, substance misuse, violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence, and mental health issues. It helps some of Wales’ most vulnerable people to live independently in their own home or supported housing.


The HSG came into being in April 2019 following the Welsh Government’s funding flexibilities project aimed at bringing together a number of grants, strengthen the ability of local authorities and their partners to deliver preventative services and to allow local authorities greater flexibility.


A Ministerial decision was made in October 2018 to form two grants from the Early Intervention, Prevention and Support Grant (EIPS) work, separating the housing\-related grants from non\-housing elements for all local authorities. Consequently, from April 2019, the Welsh Government established a Children and Communities Grant (encompassing Flying Start, Families First, the Legacy Fund, Promoting Positive Engagement for Young People, St David’s Day Fund, Communities for Work Plus and Childcare and Play), and a single Housing Support Grant (encompassing Supporting People, Homelessness Prevention and Rent Smart Wales Enforcement).


In line with expectations of the Well\-being and Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 a co\- productive approach has been undertaken to develop the appropriate administrative, governance, planning and monitoring arrangements for the HSG. Extensive engagement has been undertaken with key stakeholders to consider proposals which has fed into the guidance document being consulted upon today.


Read the guidance and consultation document.


The consultation runs until 29 November 2019 and I look forward to considering feedback from stakeholders and interested parties.







Translation:


 
Heddiw, rwy'n lansio'r ymgynghoriad ar Ganllawiau Ymarfer drafft ar gyfer y Grant Cymorth Tai, sy'n darparu'r fframwaith llywodraethu er mwyn i awdurdodau lleol weithredu a gweinyddu'r grant.


Mae'r Grant Cymorth Tai yn rhaglen grant bwysig sy'n ymyrryd yn gynnar, ac mae'n atal pobl rhag dod yn ddigartref, yn sefydlogi eu sefyllfa o ran tai, neu'n helpu pobl a allai fod yn ddigartref i ddod o hyd i lety a'i gadw. Mae'n rhoi cymorth i bobl sy'n agored i niwed i fynd i'r afael â'r problemau sy'n eu hwynebu, sydd weithiau’n niferus, fel dyledion, rheoli tenantiaeth, camddefnyddio sylweddau, trais yn erbyn menywod, cam\-drin domestig a thrais rhywiol, a phroblemau iechyd meddwl. Mae'n helpu rhai o'r bobl fwyaf agored i niwed yng Nghymru i fyw'n annibynnol yn eu cartref eu hunain neu mewn tai â chymorth.


Daeth y Grant Cymorth Tai i fodolaeth ym mis Ebrill 2019 yn sgil y prosiect ariannu hyblyg gan Lywodraeth Cymru i gyfuno sawl grant, cryfhau gallu awdurdodau lleol a'u partneriaid i gyflwyno gwasanaethau ataliol a rhoi mwy o hyblygrwydd i awdurdodau lleol.


Gwnaed penderfyniad Gweinidogol ym mis Hydref 2018 i ffurfio dau grant o waith y Grant Ymyrraeth Gynnar, Atal a Chefnogi, gan wahanu'r grantiau sy'n ymwneud â'r maes tai oddi wrth yr elfennau nad ydynt yn ymwneud â'r maes tai i bob awdurdod lleol. O ganlyniad, o fis Ebrill 2019, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi sefydlu'r Grant Plant a Chymunedau (sy'n cynnwys Dechrau’n Deg, Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf, y Gronfa Waddol, Hybu Ymgysylltiad Cadarnhaol Ymhlith Pobl Ifanc, Cronfa Dydd Gŵyl Dewi, Cymunedau am Waith a Mwy a Gofal Plant a Chwarae), ac un Grant Cymorth Tai (sy'n cynnwys Cefnogi Pobl, Atal Digartrefedd a Gorfodi Rhentu Doeth Cymru).


Yn unol â disgwyliadau Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol (Cymru) 2015, mae'r broses o ddatblygu'r trefniadau priodol ar gyfer gweinyddu, llywodraethu, cynllunio a monitro'r Grant Cymorth Tai yn broses gydgynhyrchu. Cynhaliwyd trafodaethau helaeth â rhanddeiliaid allweddol er mwyn ystyried cynigion, sydd wedi arwain at y canllawiau yr ymgynghorir arnynt heddiw.


Gellir gweld y ddogfen ymgynghori a'r canllawiau drwy'r dolenn hyn:


https://llyw.cymru/canllaw\-ymarfer\-drafft\-ar\-y\-grant\-cymorth\-tai


Mae'r ymgynghoriad ar agor tan 29 Tachwedd 2019 ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at ystyried yr adborth gan randdeiliaid a’r rheini sydd â diddordeb.