We’re over half way through 2021 and there is a lot of activity going on across the RPA, as we work on current and new schemes, processing applications and agreements and preparing payments. 31 May 2021 saw the final date …
The RPA update for April 2021 is here. We send out regular updates to customers with the latest information on our schemes. A year on from the start of coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, as many of our staff continue to work …
We’ve created an online calculator to help you see how progressive reductions could affect your Direct Payment in England, for scheme years 2021 to 2024. Defra and the RPA have produced a progressive reductions calculator that shows how your Direct …
In this blog we’ll provide an overview of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) launch and the changes that are happening in 2021. Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is currently the biggest of the rural payments that provide support to the farming …
It’s important to keep your contact details updated in the Rural Payments Service as we will use these to contact you about important issues. When you sign into the Rural Payments Service, go to ‘Your businesses’ and click ‘View and …
Watch our short video that explains how to add people to your business and update their permissions level on the Rural Payment service.
https://youtu.be/lYr-OuK9WWQ
You can now apply for BPS 2019. If you applied online last year (2018), we’ll have sent you an email explaining that you can find everything you need to apply for 2019 on GOV.UK. If you used a paper form …
The ‘Key dates: Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES)’ timeline is now available on GOV.UK It shows you important dates in 2019 for all three schemes (BPS, CS and ES), ahead of the full …
You can read the results from cross compliance inspections in 2017 on GOV.UK. They show the reasons why farmers failed to meet each Statutory Management Requirement (SMR) and Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC). We publish these results each year …
You can track the progress of your 2018 BPS claim online by signing in to the Rural Payments service at www.gov.uk/rural-payments If you applied on paper, you can still use this service, if you have your log in details. If …