A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau faint o gyllid y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i ddyrannu i wasanaethau awtistiaeth o fewn pob bwrdd iechyd dros y tair blynedd diwethaf?
Health boards are provided discretionary funding with which they determine how best to spend, based on the local needs of their population.
Examples of the additional specific funding which Welsh Government has directed into the NHS to support autism over the last three years include:
- £2million of funding to health boards for children’s neurodevelopmental services each year, allocated as:
|
Regional Partnership Board |
Recurrent allocation from 2015-16 (total £2m) |
|
West Wales |
235,972 |
|
West Glamorgan |
330,256 |
|
Powys HB |
79,919 |
|
North Wales |
445,044 |
|
Gwent |
392,409 |
|
Cwm Taf |
198,393 |
|
Cardiff and Vale |
318,007 |
- In addition Regional Partnership Boards are provided with £3million to support the Integrated Autism Service, allocated as
|
Regional Partnership Board |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
Total |
|
West Wales |
398,000 |
398,000 |
398,000 |
1,194,000 |
|
West Glamorgan |
398,000 |
398,000 |
398,000 |
1,194,000 |
|
Powys |
337,000 |
337,000 |
337,000 |
1,011,000 |
|
North Wales |
652,000 |
652,000 |
652,000 |
1,956,000 |
|
Gwent |
458,000 |
458,000 |
458,000 |
1,374,000 |
|
Cwm Taf |
367,000 |
367,000 |
367,000 |
1,101,000 |
|
Cardiff & Vale |
367,000 |
367,000 |
367,000 |
1,101,000 |
In July 2022 the Deputy Minister for Social Services announced a Neurodivergence Improvement Programme backed by £12million. For 2022-2023, an additional £1.4million has been provided to Regional Partnership Boards for urgent support, allocated as follows.
|
Regional Partnership Board |
2022-23 |
|
West Wales |
177,044 |
|
West Glamorgan |
182,840 |
|
Powys |
58,268 |
|
North Wales |
312,578 |
|
Gwent |
268,604 |
|
Cwm Taf Morgannwg |
213,654 |
|
Cardiff and Vale |
187,012 |
Further funding will be provided as the programme develops.