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The loss of a child is devastating for a family. Providing practical support for those families continues to be important to Welsh Ministers. I am grateful to all partners who help provide compassionate and pragmatic services to those affected by such a difficult loss. 

In 2017, the Welsh Government, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) and One Voice Wales (OVW) agreed arrangements to waive burial or cremation fees for children and young people under 18 years old.

A review in 2019 found that these arrangements had provided a positive step in achieving better consistency in relation to the waiving of charges for child burial or cremation across Wales. However, many families were still burdened with the stress and worry about paying for other funeral costs. 

Since April 2021, the Welsh Government has provided additional financial support to help towards these costs, with £500 being made available to any family in Wales which has lost a child. 

This is a universal offer regardless of the family’s income, although there is no obligation to accept the payment should the family not want it. Families have used the money in a number of ways, including towards the cost of memorials and headstones as well as supporting funeral costs. 

My officials have reviewed the funding with the support of the Child Bereavement Working Group, which is made up from members across local government, the Registrars Service and the WLGA. 

I have agreed that the Welsh Government will continue to provide funding to local authorities to support both aspects of the arrangement – waiving fees and the additional support for bereaved families. An updated Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the Welsh Government, the WLGA and OVW to reaffirm our collective commitment to supporting bereaved families. 







Translation:


 
Mae colli plentyn yn brofiad annioddefol i unrhyw deulu. Mae darparu cymorth ymarferol i'r teuluoedd hynny sy'n profi colled o'r fath yn parhau i fod yn bwysig i Weinidogion Cymru. Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r holl bartneriaid sy'n helpu i ddarparu gwasanaethau tosturiol ac ymarferol i'r rheini yr effeithir arnynt gan golled mor anodd. 

Yn 2017, cytunodd Llywodraeth Cymru, Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru ac Un Llais Cymru ar drefniadau i ildio ffioedd claddu neu amlosgi ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc o dan 18 oed.

Canfu adolygiad yn 2019 fod y trefniant hwn wedi bod yn gam cadarnhaol tuag at sicrhau gwell cysondeb mewn perthynas ag ildio ffioedd am gladdu neu amlosgi plant ledled Cymru. Fodd bynnag, roedd llawer o deuluoedd yn dal i ysgwyddo’r pwysau a'r straen a ddaw wrth boeni am dalu costau eraill sy’n gysylltiedig ag angladd. 

Ers mis Ebrill 2021, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi darparu cymorth ariannol ychwanegol i helpu gyda’r costau hyn, ac mae £500 wedi bod ar gael i unrhyw deulu yng Nghymru sydd wedi colli plentyn.

Mae hwn yn gynnig cyffredinol waeth beth yw incwm y teulu, ond nid oes rheidrwydd arnynt i dderbyn y taliad os nad yw aelodau’r teulu yn dymuno ei gael. Mae'r arian wedi cael ei ddefnyddio mewn nifer o ffyrdd, megis tuag at gofebau a cherrig beddi yn ogystal â chostau cynnal angladd. 

Mae fy swyddogion wedi adolygu'r cyllid gyda chefnogaeth y Gweithgor Profedigaeth Plant, sy'n cynnwys aelodau o bob rhan o lywodraeth leol, y Gwasanaeth Cofrestryddion a Chymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru. 

Rwyf wedi cytuno y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i roi cyllid i awdurdodau lleol er mwyn cefnogi'r ddwy agwedd ar y trefniant, sef ildio ffioedd a darparu cymorth ychwanegol i deuluoedd mewn profedigaeth. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru, Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru ac Un Llais Cymru wedi llofnodi Memorandwm Cyd\-ddealltwriaeth, sydd wedi'i ddiweddaru, i ailddatgan ein hymrwymiad ar y cyd i gefnogi'r teuluoedd hyn.