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The registration period for the £500 payment to unpaid carers will reopen on 15th August and remain open until September 2nd 2022\.


Unpaid carers who were receiving Carer’s Allowance on 31 March 2022 have this final chance to make a claim if they have not done so already. There is no change to the eligibility criteria. Unpaid carers must contact their local authority to register before the new closing date.


The latest data on take up of the payment shows that as of July 22nd, over 70% of eligible unpaid carers had successfully registered for the payment and 65% had already been paid. This figure is likely to be higher given the number of claims yet to be processed by local authorities.


We invested in an extensive communications campaign to promote the payment throughout May and June. Information was shared via social media outlets including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. We also ran a takeover of the Wales Online homepage on multiple dates. The overall performance of the online campaign was strong; the ads generated over 1\.5million impressions and reached more than 78,000 individual people.


To reach people who are not online, we shared the messages via pharmacy bags, radio ads and a half page advert throughout May and June in a wide array of printed newspapers across Wales.


The payment was also covered by national news television outlets and promoted by local authorities and organisations supporting unpaid carers.


Despite this coverage, I am aware that some unpaid carers missed the deadline or did not realise that they are required to contact their local authority to register for the payment. I hope that re\-opening the registration period will allow more unpaid carers who were in receipt of Carers Allowance on March 31st to benefit from this payment.


I would welcome the support of Members of the Senedd to promote awareness of the new registration window.


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:


 
Bydd y cyfnod cofrestru ar gyfer taliad o £500 i ofalwyr di\-dâl yn ailagor ar 15 Awst ac yn parhau ar agor hyd at 2 Medi 2022\.


Bydd gan ofalwyr di\-dâl a oedd yn cael Lwfans Gofalwr ar 31 Mawrth 2022 un cyfle olaf i wneud hawliad os nad ydynt eisoes wedi gwneud hynny. Nid oes unrhyw newid i’r meini prawf cymhwysedd. Rhaid i ofalwyr di\-dâl gysylltu â’u hawdurdod lleol i gofrestru cyn y dyddiad cau newydd.


Mae’r data diweddaraf ar y nifer sydd wedi manteisio ar y taliad yn dangos bod dros 70% o ofalwyr di\-dâl cymwys wedi cofrestru’n llwyddiannus ar gyfer y taliad hyd at 22 Gorffennaf, a bod 65% eisoes wedi’u talu. Mae’r ffigur yn debygol o fod yn uwch o ystyried nifer yr hawliadau sydd dal i’w prosesu gan awdurdodau lleol.


Buddsoddwyd mewn ymgyrch gyfathrebu helaeth i hyrwyddo’r taliad drwy gydol mis Mai a Mehefin. Rhannwyd gwybodaeth drwy gyfryngau cymdeithasol gan gynnwys Twitter, Instagram a Facebook. Fe wnaethom hefyd gynnal ymgyrch ar hafan Wales Online ar sawl dyddiad. Roedd perfformiad cyffredinol yr ymgyrch ar\-lein yn gryf – cynhyrchodd yr hysbysebion dros 1\.5 miliwn o argraffiadau a chyrraedd dros 78,000 o bobl unigol.


I gyrraedd pobl nad ydynt ar\-lein, rhannwyd y negeseuon drwy fagiau fferyllfa, hysbysebion radio a hysbyseb hanner tudalen drwy gydol mis Mai a Mehefin mewn amrywiaeth eang o bapurau newydd printiedig ledled Cymru.


Cafodd y taliad hefyd sylw gan newyddion cenedlaethol ar y teledu a’i hyrwyddo gan awdurdodau lleol a sefydliadau sy’n cefnogi gofalwyr di\-dâl.


Er gwaethaf y sylw hwn, rwy’n ymwybodol bod rhai gofalwyr di\-dâl wedi methu’r dyddiad cau neu nad oeddent wedi sylweddoli ei bod yn ofynnol iddynt gysylltu â’u hawdurdod lleol i gofrestru ar gyfer y taliad. Gobeithiaf y bydd ailagor y cyfnod cofrestru yn caniatáu i fwy o ofalwyr di\-dâl a oedd yn cael Lwfans Gofalwr ar 31 Mawrth elwa ar y taliad hwn.


Byddwn yn croesawu cefnogaeth Aelodau o’r Senedd i hybu ymwybyddiaeth o’r ffenestr gofrestru newydd.


Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.