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Lansiodd Llywodraeth Cymru y cynllun taliad hunanynysu £500 y mis diwethaf i helpu pobl y gofynnwyd iddynt hunanynysu gan y gwasanaeth Profi Olrhain Diogelu.


Heddiw, rwy’n ehangu'r Cynllun Cymorth Hunanynysu i gynnwys rhieni a gofalwyr plant y gofynnwyd iddynt hunanynysu.


Rydym wedi ymrwymo i adolygu’r cynllun yn barhaus er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn rhoi cymorth i’r rheini y gofynnwyd iddynt hunanynysu ac sydd mewn perygl o galedi ariannol am nad ydynt yn gallu gweithio.


Ers lansio'r cynllun, mae awdurdodau lleol hefyd wedi adrodd am geisiadau gan rieni a gofalwyr y gofynnwyd i'w plant hunanynysu o ganlyniad i achosion o COVID\-19 yn yr ysgol. Mae'n amlwg bod nifer sylweddol o bobl yn colli incwm am na allant weithio tra’n gofalu am eu plant pan nad ydynt yn gallu mynd i'r ysgol na'u lleoliad gofal plant arferol oherwydd Covid\-19\.  


Bydd ehangu’r cynllun yn galluogi rhieni a gofalwyr i wneud cais am y taliad o £500 i helpu i leddfu unrhyw galedi ariannol a'u cefnogi i ofalu am eu plant. Bydd hefyd yn cefnogi ymdrechion ehangach ysgolion a gwasanaethau eraill i reoli lledaeniad y feirws.


Rwy'n ymestyn y cynllun i rieni a gofalwyr o dan y meini prawf canlynol:


* Mae'r plentyn yn mynychu ysgol neu ofal plant hyd at a chan gynnwys Blwyddyn 8 (neu hyd at 25 oed os oes gan y dysgwr anghenion lluosog a chymhleth);
* Gofynnwyd i'r plentyn hunanynysu o ganlyniad i achos mewn ysgol, gofal plant neu leoliad addysg bellach ac mae wedi derbyn hysbysiad ffurfiol gan yr ysgol, gofal plant neu leoliad addysg bellach;
* Mae’r rhieni neu'r gofalwyr yn bodloni meini prawf y prif gynllun h.y.
	+ maent yn gyflogedig neu'n hunangyflogedig;
	+ nid ydynt yn gallu gweithio gartref ac maent yn colli incwm o ganlyniad;
	+ mae’r ymgeisydd (neu ei bartner) yn cael un o’r budd\-daliadau canlynol: Credyd Cynhwysol, Credyd Treth Gwaith, Lwfans Cyflogaeth a Chymorth yn seiliedig ar incwm, Lwfans Ceisio Gwaith yn seiliedig ar incwm, Cymhorthdal Incwm, Budd\-dal Tai a/neu Gredyd Pensiwn.
	+ mae’r cais wedi’i dderbyn o dan elfen ddewisol y cynllun.


Bydd awdurdodau lleol yn gallu prosesu ceisiadau o ddydd Llun 14 Rhagfyr a bydd y taliadau'n cael eu hôl\-ddyddio i 23 Hydref yn unol â'r prif gynllun. Byddaf yn parhau i adolygu'r cynllun er mwyn sicrhau bod y rhai mwyaf anghenus yn cael y cymorth sydd ei angen arnynt i hunanynysu a lleihau trosglwyddo.







Translation:


 
The Welsh Government launched the £500 payment scheme last month to support people who have been asked to self\-isolate by the Test, Trace Protect service. 


Today I am expanding the Self\-Isolation Support Scheme to include parents and carers of children who have been asked to self\-isolate.


We committed to keeping the scheme under review to ensure that we provided support to those asked to self\-isolate and in danger of financial hardship as a result of being unable to work.  Since the launch of the scheme local authorities have reported applications from parents and carers whose children have been asked to self\-isolate as a result of a school\-based outbreak of COVID\-19\.  It is clear that a significant number of people are losing income because they are unable to work while looking after children who cannot go to school or their normal childcare setting because of Covid\-19\.  


This extension will enable parents and carers to apply for the £500 payment to help ease any financial hardship and support them to care for their children.  It will also support the wider efforts of schools and other services to control the spread of the virus.


I am extending the scheme to parents and carers under the following criteria:


* The child attends a school or childcare setting up to and including Year 8 (or up to age 25 if the learner has additional complex needs);
* The child has been asked to self\-isolate as  a result of an outbreak in a school, childcare or further education setting and has received a formal notification from the school, childcare or further education setting; and
* parents or carers meet the criteria of the main scheme, namely they:
	+ are employed or self\-employed;
	+ are unable to work from home and will lose income as a result; and
	+ (the applicant or their partner) are currently receiving, Universal Credit, Working Tax Credit, income\-based Employment and Support Allowance, income\-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit and/or Pension Credit.
	+ The application has been accepted under the discretionary element of the scheme.


Local authorities will be able to process applications from Monday 14 December and payments will be backdated from 23 October in line with the main scheme.  I will continue to keep the scheme under review to ensure that those most in need receive the support they need to self\-isolate and reduce transmission.