English: The duty of this Senedd and of this Government, as I stated at the beginning, is to best serve the interests of the people of Wales. The end of the universal credit uplift will be disastrous for people all across the United Kingdom, but families in Wales will be hit harder, and a significantly higher proportion of families with children in Wales will be affected than some other areas. Anti-poverty and social justice campaigners and we as a party have warned of a perfect storm. The furlough scheme ends just a week before the cut takes effect. Living costs are forecast to rise over the coming months, meaning that vulnerable families will see their incomes fall just as the cost of living increases. And household debt is rocketing, according to a new report by the Bevan Foundation published just today. The statistics speak for themselves. In total, over 275,000 families claim universal credit or working tax credits in Wales - more than one in five of all families. The majority of families claiming these benefits are families with children, and 42 per cent of all families with children claim one of these benefits. Fourteen per cent of all families without children claim universal credit or working tax credits. Geographically speaking, more than a quarter of families with children will be affected in every Welsh constituency; in some constituencies, half of families with children will be affected by this cut in the uplift. The Conservative Westminster Government's Secretary of State for Work and Pensions justified the reduction on the grounds that it would help get people back into work. However, the Wales Trades Union Congress suggests that more than a third of those hit in Wales will be working families, many of which include key workers. Let that sink in. The decision on universal credit, of course, rests in the hands of Westminster, but we in Wales must act, as our people are plunged into deeper poverty and debt, and hundreds of millions of pounds are taken out of our local economies as a result. The Welsh Government needs to push for the devolution of powers over welfare to Wales - [ Interruption.] - to do more to mitigate the worst effects of the universal credit cut - . No, I won't give way. Yesterday, in answer to Adam Price's question on this matter, the First Minister suggested he would wait for the Welsh Affairs Committee to report, following its current inquiry into the benefits system in Wales and the devolution of welfare. I have been a Member of this Senedd for only four months, and I've already heard too many times, 'Let's wait and see. We're looking at it'. When crisis befalls us, we must act. If we've learnt anything from the last months, it is surely that, and there is no denying, given the statistics I have shared, that this is a crisis of awful proportions, which, this time, we know is coming. To really get to grips with poverty, an improved strategic approach is needed. Today, we are calling on the Welsh Government to publish a robust and meaningful plan to tackle poverty that contains clear performance targets and indications to measure progress. Having discussed with a range of groups working in the field of social justice, it's clear to me that we need better focused and more co-ordinated action by Welsh Government to end the worst persistent effects of poverty. There is talk of good intentions, but also of a frustrating duplication of initiatives and a lack of clear direction, because, with no clear strategy and no measurable targets, the result can sometimes an ineffective, scattergun approach, which is sometimes also an unfair and unjust postcode lottery.
Welsh: Dyletswydd y Senedd hon a'r Llywodraeth hon, fel y dywedais ar y dechrau, yw gwasanaethu buddiannau pobl Cymru yn y ffordd orau. Bydd diwedd y cynnydd mewn credyd cynhwysol yn drychinebus i bobl ledled y Deyrnas Unedig, ond bydd teuluoedd yng Nghymru yn cael eu taro'n galetach, ac effeithir ar gyfran sylweddol uwch o deuluoedd â phlant yng Nghymru na rhai ardaloedd eraill. Mae ymgyrchwyr gwrth-dlodi a chyfiawnder cymdeithasol a ninnau fel plaid wedi rhybuddio ynglŷn â storm berffaith. Daw'r cynllun ffyrlo i ben wythnos yn unig cyn i'r toriad ddod i rym. Rhagwelir y bydd costau byw yn codi dros y misoedd nesaf, sy'n golygu y bydd incwm teuluoedd sy'n agored i niwed yn gostwng ar yr union adeg y mae costau byw'n codi. Ac mae dyled aelwydydd yn saethu i fyny, yn ôl adroddiad newydd gan Sefydliad Bevan a gyhoeddwyd heddiw. Mae'r ystadegau'n dweud y cyfan. Mae cyfanswm o dros 275,000 o deuluoedd yn hawlio credyd cynhwysol neu gredydau treth gwaith yng Nghymru - mwy nag un o bob pump o'r holl deuluoedd. Mae'r rhan fwyaf o deuluoedd sy'n hawlio'r budd-daliadau hyn yn deuluoedd â phlant, ac mae 42 y cant o'r holl deuluoedd â phlant yn hawlio un o'r budd-daliadau hyn. Mae 14 y cant o'r holl deuluoedd heb blant yn hawlio credyd cynhwysol neu gredydau treth gwaith. Yn ddaearyddol, effeithir ar fwy na chwarter y teuluoedd â phlant ym mhob etholaeth yng Nghymru; mewn rhai etholaethau, bydd y toriad hwn yn effeithio ar hanner y teuluoedd â phlant. Roedd Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Waith a Phensiynau Llywodraeth Geidwadol San Steffan yn cyfiawnhau'r gostyngiad ar y sail y byddai'n helpu i gael pobl yn ôl i'r gwaith. Fodd bynnag, mae Cyngres Undebau Llafur Cymru yn awgrymu y bydd mwy na thraean y rhai a gaiff eu taro yng Nghymru yn deuluoedd sy'n gweithio, gyda llawer ohonynt yn weithwyr allweddol. Meddyliwch am hynny. Mae'r penderfyniad ar gredyd cynhwysol, wrth gwrs, yn nwylo San Steffan, ond mae'n rhaid i ni yng Nghymru weithredu, oherwydd mae ein pobl yn cael eu gwthio i ddyled a thlodi dyfnach, ac mae cannoedd o filiynau o bunnoedd yn cael eu colli o'n heconomïau lleol o ganlyniad. Mae angen i Lywodraeth Cymru bwyso am ddatganoli pwerau lles i Gymru - [ Torri ar draws.] - er mwyn gwneud mwy i liniaru effeithiau gwaethaf y toriad i'r credyd cynhwysol - . Na, nid wyf am ildio. Ddoe, wrth ateb cwestiwn Adam Price ar y mater hwn, awgrymodd Prif Weinidog Cymru y byddai'n aros i'r Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig gyflwyno adroddiad, yn dilyn eu hymchwiliad cyfredol i'r system fudd-daliadau yng Nghymru a datganoli lles. Nid wyf ond wedi bod yn Aelod o'r Senedd hon ers pedwar mis, ac rwyf eisoes wedi clywed gormod o 'Gadewch inni aros i weld. Rydym yn edrych arno'. Pan fydd argyfwng yn ein hwynebu, mae'n rhaid inni weithredu. Os ydym wedi dysgu unrhyw beth dros y misoedd diwethaf, mae'n amlwg, ac ni ellir gwadu o ystyried yr ystadegau rwyf wedi'u rhannu, fod hwn yn argyfwng ofnadwy, ac rydym yn gwybod ei fod ar y ffordd y tro hwn. Er mwyn mynd i'r afael â thlodi o ddifrif, mae angen dull strategol gwell. Heddiw, rydym yn galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru i gyhoeddi cynllun cadarn ac ystyrlon i fynd i'r afael â thlodi sy'n cynnwys targedau perfformiad clir a dangosyddion i fesur cynnydd. Ar ôl trafod gydag amrywiaeth o grwpiau sy'n gweithio ym maes cyfiawnder cymdeithasol, mae'n amlwg i mi fod angen i Lywodraeth Cymru weithredu gyda mwy o ffocws ac yn fwy cydgysylltiedig i roi diwedd ar effeithiau parhaus gwaethaf tlodi. Mae sôn am fwriadau da, ond mae sôn hefyd am ddyblygu mentrau a diffyg cyfeiriad clir, sy'n rhwystredig, oherwydd, heb strategaeth glir a heb dargedau mesuradwy, y canlyniad weithiau yw dull aneffeithiol, gwasgaredig o weithredu, sydd weithiau hefyd yn loteri cod post annheg ac anghyfiawn.