English: Yes, well, I understand the connection that Siân Gwenllian is trying to make, and I share the desire behind it. But, in fact, the housing waiting list is not an indication of housing need, as such, because people go on waiting lists for all kinds of reasons. For example, they might want to move for a particular reason, but not actually be in housing need. We don't encourage only people in dire housing need to go on to a council house waiting list; there will be people who want to move within the area who are not 'in need', as such, they have reasons other than not currently being in an insecure home. So, I applaud the point of the question, which is how we assess need, really, across Wales. We do that in a number of ways. We monitor, for example, the units actually let as social housing units. So, at 31 March 2019, Wales had a total of 231,408 units of social housing let. The new lettings increased by 4 per cent during 2018-19 to 21,135 lettings, 61 per cent of those were on the housing waiting list, up 2 per cent on the previous year to 12,863 of those. The proportion of lettings for households rehoused on a priority basis due to being homeless increased again, and the overall number of types of lettings was up by 15 per cent on the previous year. So, we are doing it the other way around; we are doing it by actual lettings rather than the list, if you see what I mean. Having said that, though, we do encourage combined housing lists in areas, because there are other benefits, other than understanding the need - not least that in areas with a combined housing list, you can make one application and be considered by all of the social landlords. In 19 of the 22 local authorities, we have a combined list. We have three that don't, and they have different partnership arrangements. What we don't want is somebody to apply to lots of different landlords to acquire their social home. I have got a piece of research out at the moment to look at how we might be able to list housing need, as opposed to people who want to be on the housing waiting list. I don't wish to discourage people who aren't 'in need' from going on those waiting lists. There are large numbers of people who know, perhaps, that they aren't going to get to the top of a points-based system, but nevertheless want to register for a council house because some of them become available in other circumstances. So, I do have that piece of research out, and I am hoping to be able to announce it in the forthcoming weeks.
Welsh: Ie, wel, rwy'n deall y cysylltiad y mae Siân Gwenllian yn ceisio'i wneud, a rhannaf yr awydd y tu ôl iddo. Ond mewn gwirionedd, nid yw'r rhestr aros am dai yn arwydd o'r angen am dai fel y cyfryw, gan fod pobl yn mynd ar restrau aros am bob math o resymau. Er enghraifft, efallai y byddant yn awyddus i symud am reswm penodol, ond heb fod angen tŷ mewn gwirionedd. Nid pobl sy'n daer angen tai yn unig rydym yn eu hannog i fynd ar restr aros am dŷ cyngor; bydd rhai pobl nad ydynt 'mewn angen' fel y cyfryw yn awyddus i symud o fewn yr ardal, mae ganddynt resymau heblaw bod mewn cartref anniogel ar hyn o bryd. Felly, rwy'n cymeradwyo pwynt y cwestiwn, sef sut rydym yn asesu angen, mewn gwirionedd, ledled Cymru. Rydym yn gwneud hynny mewn nifer o ffyrdd. Rydym yn monitro, er enghraifft, yr unedau a osodir fel unedau tai cymdeithasol. Felly, ar 31 Mawrth 2019, roedd gan Gymru gyfanswm o 231,408 uned o dai cymdeithasol wedi'u gosod. Cynyddodd nifer yr unedau a osodwyd o'r newydd 4 y cant yn 2018-19 i 21,135, roedd 61 y cant o'r rheini ar y rhestr aros am dai, cynnydd o 2 y cant ers y flwyddyn flaenorol i 12,863 o'r rheini. Gwelwyd cynnydd eto yng nghyfran y gosodiadau i aelwydydd a gafodd eu hailgartrefu ar sail blaenoriaeth am eu bod yn ddigartref, a chynyddodd nifer cyffredinol y mathau o osodiadau 15 y cant ers y flwyddyn flaenorol. Felly, rydym yn mynd o'i chwmpas hi y ffordd arall; rydym yn gwneud hyn drwy osodiadau yn hytrach na'r rhestr, os ydych chi'n deall yr hyn rwy'n ei olygu. Wedi dweud hynny, fodd bynnag, rydym yn annog rhestrau tai cyfun mewn rhai ardaloedd, gan fod manteision eraill, ar wahân i ddeall yr angen - yn enwedig y ffaith y gallwch wneud un cais mewn ardaloedd sydd â rhestr dai gyfun a chael eich ystyried gan yr holl landlordiaid cymdeithasol. Mae gennym restr gyfun mewn 19 o'r 22 awdurdod lleol. Mae gennym dri awdurdod heb restrau cyfun, ac mae ganddynt drefniadau partneriaeth gwahanol. Yr hyn nad ydym yn dymuno'i weld yw rhywun yn gorfod gwneud cais i lawer o wahanol landlordiaid i gaffael eu cartref cymdeithasol. Mae gennyf ymchwil yn mynd rhagddo ar hyn o bryd i edrych ar sut y gallem restru'r angen am dai, yn hytrach na'r bobl sydd am fod ar y rhestr aros am dai. Nid wyf am annog pobl nad ydynt 'mewn angen' rhag mynd ar y rhestrau aros hynny. Ceir nifer fawr o bobl sy'n gwybod, efallai, nad ydynt am gyrraedd y brig mewn system sy'n seiliedig ar bwyntiau, ond sydd, serch hynny, am gofrestru am dŷ cyngor gan fod rhai ohonynt yn dod ar gael mewn amgylchiadau eraill. Felly, mae'r gwaith ymchwil hwnnw ar y gweill gennyf, ac rwy'n gobeithio gallu ei gyhoeddi yn yr wythnosau nesaf.