English: I thank the Member for that important question. I had a very detailed conversation with the students that had come to campaign outside the Senedd, and it was important to have that opportunity to hear their concerns directly in terms of cost-of-living pressures. In FE and in HE, the Government has a range of things that we're doing to support students. In terms of FE, we continue with the education maintenance allowance. We're ensuring that there is a means to expand the reach of EMA, to ensure that people can apply in-year if their circumstances change, and can ask for backdating in terms of their eligibility for that benefit. We are also continuing with the financial contingency fund. I stated in the Senedd recently that I intend to increase that. That's still the intention. That's an important way of ensuring that colleges can support students who are facing hardship. In terms of higher education, we have a range of ways in which we support students. We have the most supportive financial support package in Wales of any part of the UK. As part of that, I will be announcing in the next weeks the increase in the level of support that will come to students. I intend to do that before the end of the month, hopefully. Every student in Wales is eligible for a minimum grant, and then there's a combination of grant and loans available to top that up. We are the only part of the UK that is reducing the student debt level when they start paying that back, by around £1,500. We are doing that. We've also announced a further fund for HEFCW to distribute to students in terms of support for financial support services and mental health care services. So, there are a number of ways in which we are seeking to support students, as well as the work that the institutions themselves do on the campus and off campus to support students. But, certainly, the pressure on some students is very significant indeed. There is a particular challenge facing students coming from aboard who don't benefit from the financial support we give as a Government. There is some evidence that we can expect to see more and more of those applying for hardship funding. So, certainly, and I heard it myself from those students in the Senedd, that the situation can be very difficult for them.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am y cwestiwn pwysig hwnnw. Fe ges i sgwrs fanwl iawn â'r myfyrwyr a oedd wedi dod i ymgyrchu y tu allan i'r Senedd, ac roedd hi'n bwysig cael y cyfle i glywed wrthyn nhw'n uniongyrchol yr hyn oedd yn eu pryderu nhw o ran pwysau costau byw. Yn addysg bellach ac yn addysg uwch, mae gan y Llywodraeth ystod o bethau rŷn ni'n eu gwneud i gefnogi myfyrwyr. O ran addysg bellach, rŷn ni'n parhau gyda'r education maintenance allowance. Rydyn ni'n sicrhau bod ffyrdd o ehangu cyrhaeddiad yr EMA, sicrhau bod pobl yn gallu cynnig o fewn y flwyddyn os ydy eu hamgylchiadau nhw'n newid, ac yn cael gofyn wedyn am backdating o ran eu cymhwysedd nhw am y budd-dal hwnnw. Rŷn ni hefyd yn parhau gyda'r financial contingency fund. Fe wnes i ddatgan yn y Senedd yn ddiweddar fy mod i'n bwriadu cynyddu lefel hwnnw. Dyna'r bwriad o hyd. Mae hynny'n ffordd bwysig o sicrhau bod colegau'n gallu cefnogi myfyrwyr sydd mewn amgylchiadau o galedi. O ran addysg uwch, mae gyda ni ystod o ffyrdd rŷn ni'n cefnogi myfyrwyr. Mae gyda ni'r pecyn cefnogaeth ariannol mwyaf cefnogol yng Nghymru o unrhyw ran o'r Deyrnas Gyfunol. Fel rhan o hwnnw, fe fyddaf yn datgan yn yr wythnosau nesaf y cynnydd yn lefel y cymorth fydd yn dod i fyfyrwyr yn sgil hynny. Dwi'n bwriadu gwneud hynny cyn diwedd y mis, gobeithio. Mae pob myfyriwr yng Nghymru yn gymwys am isafswm grant a wedyn cymysgedd o grant a benthyciadau yn uwch na hynny. Ni yw'r unig ran o'r Deyrnas Gyfunol sydd yn lleihau lefel dyled myfyrwyr pan fyddan nhw'n dechrau talu hynny yn ôl, gan ryw £1,500. Rŷn ni'n gwneud hynny. Rŷn ni hefyd newydd ddatgan cronfa bellach i HEFCW i'w dosbarthu i fyfyrwyr o ran cefnogaeth ar gyfer gwasanaethau cefnogaeth ariannol a gwasanaethau gofal iechyd meddwl. Felly, mae amryw o ffyrdd rŷn ni'n mynd ati i geisio cefnogi myfyrwyr, ynghyd â'r gwaith mae'r sefydliadau eu hunain yn ei wneud ar y campws a thu hwnt i'r campws i gefnogi myfyrwyr. Ond, mae'n sicr ddigon bod y pwysau ar rai myfyrwyr yn sylweddol iawn. Mae her benodol gan fyfyrwyr sy'n dod o dramor sydd ddim yn gallu manteisio ar y cefnogaeth ariannol rŷn ni'n ei rhoi fel Llywodraeth. Mae rhyw elfen o dystiolaeth y byddwn ni'n disgwyl gweld mwy a mwy o'r rheini'n cynnig am y cronfeydd caledi ac ati. Felly, mae'n sicr ddigon, a chlywais i fy hunan gan y myfyrwyr hynny, fod y sefyllfa'n gallu bod yn anodd iawn iddyn nhw.