Flexible Funding and New Grants for Local Authorities in Wales

Children and Communities Grant Grant Plant a Chymunedau Claire McDonald, Welsh Government Llywodraeth Cymru

Angen newid Change Required In recent years, local authorities have suggested that some of the Welsh Government s grant funding structures can sometimes restrict the way they would like to deliver services for vulnerable people Some local authorities have also asked for greater flexibility to maximise the potential of the funding available to plan for and deliver improved services to meet the needs of people in their areas more effectively In 2018-19, we have been testing a new way of working (flexible funding) in collaboration with seven pathfinder local authorities and one Public Services Board, across ten programmes Yn y blynyddoedd diweddar, mae awdurdodau lleol wedi awgrymu bod strwythurau grant Llywodraeth Cymru weithiau n gallu cyfyngu ar y ffordd y hoffent ddarparu gwasanaethau i bobl sy n agored i niwed Mae rhai awdurdodau lleol hefyd wedi gofyn am fwy o hyblygrwydd i fanteisio i r eithaf ar y cyllid sydd ar gael er mwyn cynllunio a darparu gwell gwasanaethau i ddiwallu anghenion pobl yn eu hardaloedd yn fwy effeithiol Yn 2018-19, rydym wedi bod yn profi ffordd newydd o weithio (ariannu hyblyg) mewn cydweithrediad saith awdurdod lleol braenaru ac un Bwrdd Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus, ar draws deg o raglenni

Two New Grants Dau grant newydd An independent interim evaluation of flexible funding, published in October 2018, demonstrated the potential for improved outcomes arising from better planning and delivery of more integrated services After careful consideration of the evaluation and listening to stakeholders, Ministers decided the 10 individual programmes being tested under flexible funding would form two new grants From April 2019, there will be two new grants covering the ten programmes: Housing Support Grant (HSG) and Children and Communities Grant (CCG) for all local authorities Gwnaeth gwerthusiad annibynnol interim o ariannu hyblyg, a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Hydref 2018, ddangos y posibilrwydd o ganlyniadau gwell pe bai gwasanaethau n fwy integredig ac yn cael eu cynllunio n well Ar l ystyried y gwerthusiad yn ofalus a gwrando ar randdeiliaid, penderfynodd y Gweinidogion y byddai r deg rhaglen unigol a oedd yn cael eu profi o dan ariannu hyblyg yn ffurfio dau grant newydd Ers mis Ebrill 2019 mae dau grant newydd ar gael i bob awdurdod lleol sy ncwmpasu r deg rhaglen: y Grant Cymorth Tai a r Grant Plant a Chymunedau.

Governance and Evaluation Llywodraethu a gwerthuso Mae r Gweinidogion wedi pennu disgwyliadau clir bod y Grant Cymorth Tai a r Grant Plant a Chymunedau n gweithio mewn ffordd ddi-dor, gan ddarparu gwasanaethau integredig lle bo n briodol. Ministers have set clear expectations that the CCG and the HSG should work in a seamless fashion, providing integrated services where appropriate. We set up the WG Funding Alignment Implementation Board to provide an oversight and advice around the implementation of both grants. Meets monthly and includes WG leads from each of the ten programmes We meet with pathfinder LAs every qtr. and have begun to connect with all LAs on a monthly basis using Webinar Wavehill (who are the independent evaluators of flexible funding) have been developing a draft joint outcomes framework for 2019-20 with input from WG and local authorities Sefydlwyd Bwrdd Cysoni Cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru i oruchwylio r broses o weithredu r grantiau a darparu cyngor. Mae n cwrdd yn fisol ac yn cynnwys swyddogion arweiniol o bob un o r deg rhaglen. Rydym yn cwrdd r awdurdodau lleol braenaru bob chwarter ac wedi dechrau cysylltu phob awdurdod lleol yn fisol drwy ddefnyddio gweminarau Mae Wavehill (sef gwerthuswyr annibynnol ariannu hyblyg) wedi bod yn datblygu fframwaith canlyniadau drafft ar y cyd ar gyfer 2019-20 gyda chymorth Llywodraeth Cymru a r awdurdodau lleol.

The Purpose of the CCG Pwrpas y Grant Plant a Chymunedau (CCG) I: To: ddiwallu anghenion cymorth y plant a r oedolion mwyaf agored i niwed yn ein cymunedau drwy ystod o fecanweithiau ar gyfer ymyrryd yn gynnar, atal a chefnogi. address the support needs of the most vulnerable children and adults in our communities through a range of early intervention, prevention and support mechanisms. ceisio lleihau neu ddileu anfantais i bobl agored i niwed er mwyn iddynt allu gael yr un cyfleoedd mewn bywyd ag eraill, ac felly cyfrannu at Gymru fwy cyfartal. seek to mitigate or remove disadvantage to vulnerable people to enable them to have the same life chances as others, and therefore contribute to a more equal Wales

The seven programmes in CCG Y saith rhaglen sy n rhan o r grant CCG Cymunedau am Waith a Mwy Communities for Work Plus Gofal Plant a Chwarae Childcare and Play Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf Families First Dechrau n Deg Flying Start Y Gronfa Waddol Legacy Fund Hybu Ymgysylltiad Cadarnhaol Ymhlith Pobl Ifanc Sydd Mewn Perygl o Droseddu Cronfa Dydd G yl Dewi Promoting Positive Engagement for Young People at Risk of Offending St David s Day Fund

A Fair Degree of Change Tipyn o newid Cydweithio: Working together with: phob awdurdod lleol i ddatblygu r trefniadau ar gyfer y grant a darparu cymorth cyfarfodydd rhanbarthol ac unigol ag eraill yn Llywodraeth Cymru i symleiddio r prosesau lle bynnag y bo modd all local authorities to develop the arrangements for the grant and provide support regional and individual meetings others in WG to streamline processes wherever possible Core narrative produced And will continue to evolve. Naratif craidd wedi i bennu a bydd yn parhau i esblygu.

CCG progress so far CCG cynnydd hyd yma Ymgysylltu da ag awdurdodau lleol a rhanddeiliaid Good engagement with local authorities and stakeholders Llythyrau cynnig grant dangosol wedi u dosbarthu ym mis Rhagfyr 2018 Indicative grant offer letters issued December 2018 Delivery Plan and supplementary guidance issued January 2019 Cynllun Cyflawni a chanllawiau ategol wedi u cyhoeddi ym mis Ionawr 2019 Dull dau gam ar gyfer asesu cynlluniau cyflawni (drafft a therfynol) Two stage approach to assessing Delivery Plans (draft and final) Final grant offer letters issued by 31 March 2019 Llythyrau cynnig grant terfynol wedi u dosbarthu ym mis Mawrth 2019

This year - CCG Eleni - CCG Continue to work with and meet local authorities to provide support in first year of CCG Test the draft outcomes framework with local authorities and refine during 2019-20 Work jointly with local authorities during 2019-20 to put in place data collections to support the draft outcomes framework Work jointly with local authorities during 2019-20 to develop a single guidance document for CCG Parhau i gwrdd ag awdurdodau lleol a gweithio nhw er mwyn eu cefnogi yn ystod blwyddyn gyntaf y grant Profi r fframwaith canlyniadau drafft gyda r awdurdodau lleol a i fireinio yn ystod 2019-20 Cydweithio r awdurdodau lleol yn ystod 2019-20 i sefydlu proses casglu data i gefnogi r fframwaith drafft Cydweithio r awdurdodau lleol yn ystod 2019-20 i ddatblygu un ddogfen ganllaw ar gyfer y grant.

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