Help and support over this bank holiday weekend – Basic Payment Scheme 2015 claims
The Helpline will be open all three days this Bank Holiday weekend and 6 Drop-in Centres will also be open.
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BPS 2015 – What you have been asking
The Rural Payments Agency offers a range of support to farmers looking to make their 2015 Basic Payments Scheme claims, including via a helpline. Open seven days a week (including the forthcoming May Bank Holidays) the helpline team is ready …
Come to an RPA Drop in Centre
RPA have set up 50 drop in centres across England. These provide a drop-in service for customers wishing to hand in their Basic Payment Scheme forms and also offer help to get online to register on the Rural Payments system …
Safeguarding yourself and your personal information
We’re aware that recently there have been instances of individuals contacting farmers offering to assist them with their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claim as a way of trying to fraudulently obtain their bank account numbers and other personal details. These …
Update on Rural Payments service availability
Rural Payments will be temporarily unavailable today from 2pm to mid-night and for a further period from 3pm tomorrow until later tomorrow evening. This is to carry out technical updates to support preparations for the new approach to helping customers claim. We …
Advice for new and registered claimants
If you are registered on the Rural Payments service you can amend your business details, including adding new farming businesses, online at: www.gov.uk/ruralpayments. If you are a new claimant or an agent who’s not made a claim before, you can …
Update on Rural Payments service availability tomorrow (17 March)
The Rural Payments service will be available tomorrow but you will not be able to view or edit land. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. This is to allow us to continue to make technical updates. Please keep checking our …
How we're improving the Rural Payments service based on feedback
This post is now out of date. Please check here for the latest information. The new Rural Payments service is being rolled out in stages so that we can make updates and improvements as we go. We've been inviting people …
About this blog - finding information
This blog contains news, updates and help on claiming rural payments. Check our latest service updates, helpline hours and more. If you need help, please call 03000 200 301.
Latest presentation on how to use Rural Payments
This post is now out of date. Please check here for the latest information on how to apply for the Basic Payment Scheme. On 24 February, we held another webinar for people involved in supporting customers to use Rural Payments. …