English: Research from the Bevan Foundation shows that, by the autumn of last year and across the 10 local authorities they looked at, only 3.8 per cent of all properties on the market were advertised at rates that were at or below LHA. The situation was more acute for those in shared accommodation, with worse effects for single people under 35 with no dependants. Furthermore, not a single shared accommodation property was found to be advertised at LHA rates in three out of 10 local authorities, while in six out of 10 local authorities the gap between LHA and rents exceeded £100 a month. The LHA freeze that occurred between 2016 and 2020 is the most high-profile reason for the gap between LHA and rents. Both the Office for National Statistics and local authority officers agree that rents rose in Wales during 2021, as they continue to do in 2022. Despite evident increases in rent, the LHA has been frozen at 2020-21 levels, widening the gap further and putting more people out of pocket. We should also consider the issue of discretionary housing payments, DHPs. Authorities have tried to respond to problems mentioned by taking measures to incentivise landlords to rent at LHA rents, and DHPs have been used for this purpose. Despite their intended use being a short-term support measure to cover rent shortfalls, deposits and rent arrears, discretionary housing payments have been used by local authorities over longer periods to respond to the LHA rent gap. DHP assistance varies across local authorities, with some significantly underspending. And due to its nature as a short-term measure, it's not secure in the long term, but we would encourage local authorities to use these payments, so that those in need have some form of assistance in the short term at least. Our motion also refers to youth homelessness. As we've already alluded to, younger people, or rather those under 35, face unique challenges when it comes to LHA, due to the LHA rate being set at the shared accommodation rate. Younger people, who tend to have fewer financial resources, are also closed out of good quality affordable rental accommodation, due to the practices of landlords, such as financial requirements. Young people experience homelessness, and the risk thereof, in unique ways, and we need to treat youth homelessness differently. Research shows that 48 per cent of homeless people in Wales first became homeless before the age of 21. Further, 73 per cent had been homeless more than once, showing that, if you become homeless once, it's likely to reoccur. This shows that to end adult homelessness it's necessary to intervene early and prevent young people from becoming homeless. The causes and impacts on young people of homelessness differ from the experiences of adults in some key areas. Young people experiencing homelessness are at a key developmental period, socially, psychologically and physiologically. Additionally, at the point of crisis, young people are without experience of independent living and the resilience of adulthood. Young people are also treated differently under a number of areas of law. For example, at present, young people under the age of 35 are restricted in the amount of housing benefit they can access to secure accommodation. According to Government figures, relationship breakdown is the single greatest direct cause of homelessness. Family breakdowns are a crisis at any age, but they're likely to be more immediately threatening to a young person who is dependant on family members for a home. Often, an individual won't know where to turn for advice and support, leaving them in unsafe and potentially abusive situations. For all of these reasons, youth homelessness requires a distinct approach from that which we take to adult homelessness. End Youth Homelessness Cymru's road map, which we refer to in our motion, offers a comprehensive homelessness prevention framework, which we want the Welsh Government to implement in full. The framework draws on the homelessness action group's recommendations, and provides a clear framework from the macro to the micro, from the broad societywide initiatives required to preventing the issues that undermine young people's ability to access secure, stable and sustainable accommodation, to targeted approaches, looking at high-risk groups such as vulnerable young people and young people through risky transitions, such as leaving care, prison or mental health in-patient treatment. We know that family breakdown is a key contributor, yes, and the road map offers some clear steps as to how we deal with these situations. Sadly, however, we know that there is no bigger driver of homelessness than poverty. The Government should deliver a comprehensive child poverty strategy with clear measurable and ambitious milestones, providing sufficient affordable housing for young people, and we recommend that local authorities proactively seek the views of young people when determining housing need for local development plans. We have a housing crisis and a cost-of-living crisis that impact on everybody; however, young people, particularly vulnerable young people, are at a far greater risk. This is the next generation, the generation that will care for us as we grow old. These young people are reimagining Wales as we speak. They can see that what we have is not working for them. They want to see this changed and they're looking at us to listen to their concerns and act. The current order is pushing people into poverty and destitution. Is this the Wales we want to bequeath the next generation? Diolch.
Welsh: Erbyn hydref y llynedd ac ar draws y 10 awdurdod lleol yr edrychwyd arnynt, dengys ymchwil gan Sefydliad Bevan mai dim ond 3.8 y cant o'r holl eiddo ar y farchnad a hysbysebwyd ar gyfraddau a oedd ar lefel y lwfans tai lleol neu'n is. Roedd y sefyllfa'n fwy difrifol i'r rhai mewn llety a rennir, gydag effeithiau gwaeth i bobl sengl o dan 35 oed heb ddibynyddion. At hynny, canfuwyd nad oedd unrhyw eiddo llety a rennir wedi cael ei hysbysebu ar gyfraddau'r lwfans tai lleol mewn tri o bob 10 awdurdod lleol, ac roedd y bwlch rhwng y lwfans tai lleol a rhenti mewn chwech o'r 10 awdurdod lleol yn fwy na £100 y mis. Rhewi'r lwfans tai lleol rhwng 2016 a 2020 yw'r rheswm mwyaf amlwg dros y bwlch rhwng lwfans tai lleol a rhenti. Mae'r Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol a swyddogion awdurdodau lleol yn cytuno bod rhenti wedi codi yng Nghymru yn ystod 2021, fel y maent yn parhau i wneud yn 2022. Er gwaethaf cynnydd amlwg yn y rhent, mae'r lwfans tai lleol wedi'i rewi ar lefelau 2020-2021, gan ehangu'r bwlch ymhellach a sicrhau bod mwy o bobl ar eu colled. Dylem hefyd ystyried mater taliadau disgresiwn at gostau tai. Mae awdurdodau wedi ceisio ymateb i'r problemau a grybwyllwyd drwy gymryd camau i gymell landlordiaid i rentu ar lefelau rhenti lwfans tai lleol, a defnyddiwyd taliadau disgresiwn at gostau tai at y diben hwn. Er mai mesur cymorth tymor byr yw'r defnydd a fwriadwyd ar eu cyfer er mwyn talu am ddiffygion rhent, blaendaliadau ac ôl-ddyledion rhent, defnyddiodd awdurdodau lleol daliadau disgresiwn at gostau tai dros gyfnodau hwy i ymateb i'r bwlch rhent lwfans tai lleol. Mae cymorth taliadau disgresiwn at gostau tai yn amrywio o un awdurdod lleol i'r llall, gyda pheth tanwariant sylweddol. Ac oherwydd ei natur fel mesur tymor byr, nid yw'n ddiogel yn hirdymor, ond byddem yn annog awdurdodau lleol i ddefnyddio'r taliadau hyn, fel bod y rhai sydd mewn angen yn cael rhyw fath o gymorth yn y tymor byr o leiaf. Mae ein cynnig hefyd yn cyfeirio at ddigartrefedd ymhlith pobl ifanc. Fel y nodwyd gennym eisoes, mae pobl iau, neu'n hytrach, rhai dan 35 oed, yn wynebu heriau unigryw gyda lwfans tai lleol, oherwydd bod cyfradd y lwfans tai lleol wedi'i gosod ar y gyfradd llety a rennir. Mae pobl iau, sy'n tueddu i fod â llai o adnoddau ariannol, hefyd yn cael eu cau allan o lety rhent fforddiadwy o ansawdd da, oherwydd arferion landlordiaid, megis gofynion ariannol. Mae pobl ifanc yn profi digartrefedd, a'r peryg ohono, mewn ffyrdd unigryw, ac mae angen inni drin digartrefedd ymhlith pobl ifanc yn wahanol. Dengys ymchwil fod 48 y cant o bobl ddigartref yng Nghymru wedi bod yn ddigartref am y tro cyntaf cyn eu bod yn 21 oed. Ymhellach, roedd 73 y cant wedi bod yn ddigartref fwy nag unwaith, sy'n dangos, os byddwch yn profi digartrefedd unwaith, mae'n debygol o ddigwydd eto. Dengys hyn fod angen ymyrryd yn gynnar i atal pobl ifanc rhag mynd yn ddigartref er mwyn rhoi diwedd ar ddigartrefedd ymhlith oedolion. Mae achosion ac effeithiau digartrefedd ar bobl ifanc yn wahanol i brofiadau oedolion mewn rhai ffyrdd allweddol. Mae pobl ifanc sy'n profi digartrefedd ar adeg allweddol o'u datblygiad, yn gymdeithasol, yn seicolegol ac yn ffisiolegol. Yn ogystal, pan wynebant argyfwng o'r fath, nid oes gan bobl ifanc brofiad o fyw'n annibynnol na'r gwytnwch sydd gan oedolion. Mae pobl ifanc hefyd yn cael eu trin yn wahanol gan nifer o feysydd y gyfraith. Er enghraifft, ar hyn o bryd, ceir cyfyngiad ar faint o fudd-dal tai y gall pobl ifanc o dan 35 oed ei dderbyn i allu cael llety diogel. Yn ôl ffigurau'r Llywodraeth, tor-perthynas yw'r prif reswm uniongyrchol unigol dros ddigartrefedd. Mae chwalfa deuluol yn argyfwng i bobl o bob oed, ond mae'n debygol o fod yn fygythiad mwy uniongyrchol i unigolyn ifanc sy'n dibynnu ar aelodau teuluol am gartref. Yn aml, ni fydd unigolyn yn gwybod ble i droi am gyngor a chymorth, gan eu gadael mewn sefyllfaoedd anniogel a allai arwain at gael eu cam-drin. Am yr holl resymau hyn, mae digartrefedd ymhlith pobl ifanc yn galw am ddull gwahanol o weithredu i'r un a ddefnyddir i ymdrin â digartrefedd ymhlith oedolion. Mae map ffordd End Youth Homelessness Cymru, y cyfeiriwn ato yn ein cynnig, yn darparu fframwaith atal digartrefedd cynhwysfawr yr hoffem weld Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei roi ar waith yn llawn. Mae'r fframwaith yn pwyso ar argymhellion y grŵp gweithredu ar ddigartrefedd, ac yn darparu fframwaith clir o'r macro i'r micro, o'r mentrau cymdeithas gyfan eang sydd eu hangen i atal y problemau sy'n tanseilio gallu pobl ifanc i gael mynediad at lety diogel, sefydlog a chynaliadwy, i ddulliau wedi'u targedu, sy'n edrych ar grwpiau risg uchel fel pobl ifanc agored i niwed a phobl ifanc drwy newid peryglus, megis gadael gofal, carchar neu driniaeth iechyd meddwl i gleifion mewnol. Gwyddom fod chwalfa deuluol yn gyfrannwr allweddol, ydy, ac mae'r map ffordd yn cynnig rhai camau clir ynglŷn â'r modd yr ymdriniwn â'r sefyllfaoedd hyn. Yn anffodus, fodd bynnag, fe wyddom mai'r ffactor sy'n cyfrannu fwyaf at wneud rhywun yn ddigartref yw tlodi. Dylai'r Llywodraeth gyflwyno strategaeth tlodi plant gynhwysfawr gyda cherrig milltir mesuradwy ac uchelgeisiol clir, i ddarparu digon o dai fforddiadwy ar gyfer pobl ifanc, ac rydym yn argymell bod awdurdodau lleol yn mynd ati'n rhagweithiol i geisio barn pobl ifanc wrth bennu'r angen am dai ar gyfer cynlluniau datblygu lleol. Mae gennym argyfwng tai ac argyfwng costau byw sy'n effeithio ar bawb; fodd bynnag, mae pobl ifanc, yn enwedig pobl ifanc agored i niwed, mewn llawer mwy o berygl. Dyma'r genhedlaeth nesaf, y genhedlaeth a fydd yn gofalu amdanom ni wrth inni heneiddio. Mae'r bobl ifanc hyn yn ail-ddychmygu Cymru yr eiliad hon. Gallant weld nad yw'r hyn sydd gennym yn gweithio iddynt hwy. Maent eisiau gweld hyn yn newid, ac maent yn disgwyl i ni wrando ar eu pryderon a gweithredu. Mae'r drefn bresennol yn gwthio pobl i fyw mewn tlodi ac amddifadedd. Ai hon yw'r Gymru yr ydym am ei gadael i'r genhedlaeth nesaf? Diolch.