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Many families will be worried about the rising cost of living, especially while preparing for the new school term. There is support available for learners and their families in Wales who may be struggling to afford school costs such as uniform and transport, as well as some free schemes to help your child with their learning.


Here are eight education subsidies and schemes that you could qualify for.


### Support with school day costs


Learners who are currently eligible for free school meals can apply for a grant towards school uniform, sports kit and equipment. The grant this year is for £225 per learner, or £300 for those going into year 7 to recognise the increased costs associated with starting secondary school. For this year only, the grants are an extra £100\.


All looked after children qualify for the grant, whether they receive free school meals or not.


The 2022 to 2023 scheme is now open, and all school years from reception to year 11 are now eligible for the grant. Parents and guardians should contact their local authority to check their eligibility and apply.


### Education Maintenance Allowance


16 to 18\-year\-olds who want to continue in education could be eligible for Education Maintenance Allowance. This is a weekly payment of £30 to help with the costs of further education such as transport or meals.


Payments are made every fortnight, as long as you meet your school or college’s attendance, performance and behaviour requirements, and can be for academic or vocational courses.


Student Finance Wales has more information on the EMA and how to apply.


### Help with transport costs


If you are studying further education either at your local school or college, you may be able to get help with transport costs.


Those who may be eligible include:


* over 16s studying at your local school and travelling over a set distance to get there
* 16 to 19\-year\-olds who are studying full\-time at a further education college
* 19 or overs, or those studying part\-time


Your local authority or college will have more information and guidance on how to apply for support.


### Free school meals


Free school meals are available to eligible pupils who attend school full\-time. This includes full time school\-based nursery pupils, right through to school\-based sixth form pupils.


Your child may be able to get free school meals if you receive certain benefits such as Universal Credit, Income Support, Child Tax Credit or Jobseeker’s Allowance.


You need to apply for free school meals, so it’s important to check if you might be eligible. You can do this on your local authority’s website.


Applications are made through your local authority, and most will have an easy, online application process. You can contact your school for more information.


From September, free school meals will start to be rolled out for all Reception pupils. As part of the Co\-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru, all primary school pupils will receive a free school meal by 2024\.


Your child may be entitled to receive a free breakfast in primary school, if the school they go to is maintained by the local authority and if it provides free breakfasts. You need to ask the school for free breakfasts for your child to receive them.


### Free books


As part of the Schools Love Reading scheme, every pupil in Wales who is aged 3\-16 and in state school will receive a book of their own to keep.


Primary schools will be given a selection of carefully selected books to distribute to pupils, while secondary school pupils will receive a book token to exchange for a book of their choice.


The scheme is run by the Books Council of Wales and supported by the Welsh Government, with more information available from your local school.


### Free Welsh lessons


From September, a new e\-learning resource will be piloted for 16 to 18\-year\-olds who attend school, college or an apprenticeship scheme, to improve their oral Welsh skills.


It’s part of the plans in the Welsh Government’s Co\-Operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru to give 16\-25 year olds, as well as all teaching staff, access to free Welsh lessons with the National Centre for Learning Welsh.


The resource will be provided by Say Something in Welsh and the National Centre for Learning Welsh, and will complement a wider package of training for 16 to 18 year olds, whether they are in education or not.


Those who will be eligible to access the resource can get more information from their school, college, or apprenticeship scheme provider.


### Free Office 365 licences


Hwb is a website with lots of free apps and software which help pupils learn. All teachers and learners have a Hwb account which gives them access to educational resources and digital tools.


One of the features of Hwb accounts is an automatic, free Microsoft Office 365 licence, allowing pupils to access and install the latest Microsoft Office tools including Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as Minecraft: Education Edition.


The licence can be used for free across up to 15 home devices including tablets and smartphones as well as desktop computers and laptops.


### Financial Contingency Fund


The Financial Contingency Fund supports eligible learners in further education institutions or the Open University, who are facing financial difficulties or whose access to further education might be limited by financial considerations. Each institution will determine the eligibility of learners and the support they can provide.  

  

This support can include:


Those who would like to apply for support can get more information from their college, or the Open University.


* a grant or a loan
* tuition fees and course\-related costs including, but not limited to:
	+ awarding body examination and registration fees
	+ equipment or materials essential for the learner to participate in the course
	+ childcare costs
	+ travel costs
	+ books
	+ costs relating to attending field trips
	+ costs arising from disabilities


Those who would like to apply for support can get more information from their college, or the Open University.







Translation:


 
Wrth baratoi am y tymor ysgol newydd, bydd nifer o deuluoedd yn poeni am y cynnydd yng nghostau byw. Mae cymorth ar gael i ddysgwyr a'u teuluoedd yng Nghymru sydd o bosibl yn cael trafferth fforddio costau ysgol, fel gwisg ysgol a chludiant, yn ogystal â rhai cynlluniau am ddim i helpu'ch plentyn i ddysgu.


Dyma wyth cynllun neu gymhorthdal addysg y gallech fod yn gymwys i'w cael.


### Cymorth gyda chostau diwrnod ysgol


Gall dysgwyr sydd ar hyn o bryd yn gymwys i gael prydau ysgol am ddim wneud cais am grant tuag at wisg ysgol, offer, a chyfarpar arall. Mae'r grant eleni yn £225 i bob dysgwr, neu £300 i'r rhai sy'n mynd i flwyddyn 7 i gydnabod y costau uwch sy'n gysylltiedig â dechrau'r ysgol uwchradd. Mae grantiau eleni yn £100 ychwanegol ar gyfer eleni yn unig.


Mae pob plentyn sy'n derbyn gofal yn gymwys i gael y grant, p'un a ydynt yn derbyn prydau ysgol am ddim ai peidio.


Mae cynllun 2022 i 2023 bellach ar agor, ac mae pob blwyddyn ysgol o’r dosbarth Derbyn hyd at flwyddyn 11 bellach yn gymwys i gael y grant. Dylai rhieni a gwarcheidwaid gysylltu â'u hawdurdod lleol i wirio eu cymhwysedd a gwneud cais.


### Lwfans Cynhaliaeth Addysg


Gallai pobl ifanc 16 i 18 oed sydd am barhau mewn addysg fod yn gymwys ar gyfer y Lwfans Cynhaliaeth Addysg. Mae’n daliad wythnosol o £30 i helpu gyda chostau addysg bellach fel trafnidiaeth neu brydau bwyd.


Gwneir taliadau bob pythefnos, cyn belled â'ch bod yn bodloni gofynion presenoldeb, perfformiad ac ymddygiad eich ysgol neu'ch coleg. Gall hyn fod ar gyfer cyrsiau academaidd neu alwedigaethol.


Mae rhagor o wybodaeth am y Lwfans Cynhaliaeth Addysg a sut i wneud cais ar wefan Cyllid Myfyrwyr Cymru.


### Help gyda chostau trafnidiaeth


Os ydych yn dilyn cwrs addysg bellach naill ai yn eich ysgol neu'ch coleg lleol, efallai y gallwch gael cymorth gyda chostau trafnidiaeth.


Ymysg y rhai a allai fod yn gymwys mae’r canlynol:


* pobl ifanc dros 16 oed sy’n astudio mewn ysgol leol ac yn teithio dros bellter penodedig i gyrraedd yno
* pobl ifanc 16 i 19 oed sy'n astudio'n llawn amser mewn coleg addysg bellach
* pobl ifanc 19 oed neu’n hŷn, neu sy'n astudio'n rhan amser


Bydd gan eich awdurdod lleol neu goleg ragor o wybodaeth ac arweiniad ar sut i wneud cais am gymorth.


### Prydau ysgol am ddim


Mae prydau ysgol am ddim ar gael i ddisgyblion cymwys sy'n mynychu'r ysgol yn llawn amser. Mae hyn yn cynnwys disgyblion meithrin llawn amser mewn ysgolion, yr holl ffordd hyd at ddisgyblion chweched dosbarth yn yr ysgol.


Gallai’ch plentyn fod yn gymwys i gael prydau ysgol am ddim os byddwch yn derbyn budd\-daliadau penodol, megis Credyd Cynhwysol, Cymhorthdal Incwm, Credyd Treth Plant neu Lwfans Ceisio Gwaith.


Mae angen i chi wneud cais am ginio ysgol am ddim, felly mae'n bwysig gwirio i weld a ydych yn gymwys. Gallwch wneud hynny ar wefan eich awdurdod lleol.  


Gwneir ceisiadau drwy eich awdurdod lleol, a bydd proses ymgeisio hawdd ar\-lein gan y rhan fwyaf ohonynt. Cysylltwch â'ch ysgol i gael rhagor o wybodaeth.


O fis Medi ymlaen, bydd prydau ysgol am ddim yn dechrau cael eu cyflwyno ar gyfer pob disgybl Dosbarth Derbyn. Fel rhan o'r Cytundeb Cydweithio â Phlaid Cymru, bydd pob disgybl ysgol gynradd yn derbyn pryd ysgol am ddim erbyn 2024\.


Efallai y bydd gan eich plentyn yr hawl i dderbyn brecwast am ddim yn yr ysgol gynradd, os yw'r ysgol y bydd yn mynd iddi yn cael ei chynnal gan yr awdurdod lleol ac os yw'n darparu brecwast am ddim. Mae angen i chi ofyn i'r ysgol am frecwast am ddim i'ch plentyn eu derbyn.


### Llyfrau am ddim


Fel rhan o gynllun Caru Darllen Ysgolion, bydd pob disgybl rhwng 3 ac 16 oed mewn ysgol wladol yng Nghymru yn derbyn llyfr i'w gadw.


Bydd ysgolion cynradd yn cael detholiad o lyfrau wedi'u dewis yn ofalus i'w dosbarthu i ddisgyblion, tra bydd disgyblion ysgolion uwchradd yn derbyn tocyn llyfr i’w gyfnewid am lyfr o'u dewis.


Mae'r cynllun yn cael ei gynnal gan Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru ac yn cael ei gefnogi gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ac mae rhagor o wybodaeth ar gael o'ch ysgol leol.


### Gwersi Cymraeg am ddim


O fis Medi ymlaen, bydd adnodd e\-ddysgu newydd yn cael ei dreialu ar gyfer pobl ifanc 16 i 18 oed sy'n mynychu'r ysgol, coleg neu gynllun prentisiaeth, er mwyn gwella eu sgiliau llafar Cymraeg.


Mae'n rhan o gynlluniau’r Cytundeb Cydweithio rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a Phlaid Cymru i bobl ifanc 16\-25 oed, a’r holl staff addysgu, gael mynediad at wersi Cymraeg rhad ac am ddim gyda'r Ganolfan Dysgu Cymraeg Genedlaethol.


Bydd yr adnodd yn cael ei ddarparu gan Say Something in Welsh a'r Ganolfan Dysgu Cymraeg Genedlaethol, a bydd yn ategu pecyn ehangach o hyfforddiant i bobl ifanc rhwng 16 a 18 oed, p'un a ydyn nhw mewn addysg ai peidio.


Gall y rhai fydd yn gymwys i gael mynediad at yr adnodd gael rhagor o wybodaeth gan eu hysgol, coleg neu ddarparwr cynllun prentisiaeth.


### Trwyddedau Office 365 am ddim


Mae Hwb yn wefan sydd â llawer o apiau a meddalwedd am ddim i helpu disgyblion i ddysgu. Mae gan bob athro a dysgwr gyfrif Hwb sy'n rhoi mynediad at adnoddau addysgol ac offer digidol.


Un o nodweddion cyfrifon Hwb yw trwydded Microsoft Office 365 am ddim yn awtomatig, sy'n caniatáu i ddisgyblion gael mynediad ato i gosod yr offer Microsoft Office diweddaraf gan gynnwys Word, Excel a PowerPoint yn ogystal â Minecraft: Education Edition.


Mae modd defnyddio'r drwydded am ddim ar hyd at 15 o ddyfeisiau cartref gan gynnwys llechi a ffonau clyfar, yn ogystal â chyfrifiaduron bwrdd gwaith a gliniaduron.


### Y Gronfa Ariannol Wrth Gefn


Mae'r Gronfa Ariannol Wrth Gefn yn cefnogi dysgwyr cymwys mewn sefydliadau addysg bellach neu'r Brifysgol Agored sy'n wynebu anawsterau ariannol neu y gallai eu mynediad at addysg bellach gael ei gyfyngu gan ystyriaethau ariannol. Bydd pob sefydliad yn penderfynu pa ddysgwyr sy’n gymwys a pha gymorth y gallant ei ddarparu.  

  

Gallai’r cymorth hwn gynnwys y canlynol:


Gall y rhai sydd am wneud cais am gymorth gael rhagor o wybodaeth gan eu coleg, neu'r Brifysgol Agored.


* Grant neu fenthyciad
* Ffioedd dysgu a chostau sy'n gysylltiedig â’r cwrs gan gynnwys, ymysg pethau eraill:
	+ ffioedd cofrestru ac arholi cyrff dyfarnu
	+ cyfarpar neu ddeunyddiau sy'n hanfodol i'r dysgwr gymryd rhan yn y cwrs
	+ costau gofal plant
	+ costau teithio
	+ llyfrau
	+ costau'n ymwneud â mynychu teithiau maes
	+ costau'n deillio o anableddau


Gall y rhai sydd am wneud cais am gymorth gael rhagor o wybodaeth gan eu coleg, neu'r Brifysgol Agored.