RPA reveals latest SPS payment figures
Date posted: 10 Apr 2010
Published by Louise Border.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is continuing to process Single Payment Scheme (SPS) applications for the 2009 period, with more than 100,000 farmers now having received their money.
By the end of last month, full SPS payments had been offered to almost 94 per cent of claimants, the organisation has revealed.
Around £1.86 billion is being made available under the 2009 scheme.
Published by Louise Border.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is continuing to process Single Payment Scheme (SPS) applications for the 2009 period, with more than 100,000 farmers now having received their money.
By the end of last month, full SPS payments had been offered to almost 94 per cent of claimants, the organisation has revealed.
Around £1.86 billion is being made available under the 2009 scheme.
However, the RPA has noted that roughly 4,500 applications are still being assessed, with business partnership changes among the issues that may be holding these claims up.
In total, the agency believes that 107,500 claims have been made for SPS 2009 payments.
Meanwhile, the RPA also recently announced that it is looking to start making payments to those farmers who are eligible to receive funding under the Hill Farm Allowance scheme.
According to the body, this initiative has already seen payments of £18.9 million given out.
Please contact Adam Bradley, Head of Food and Agriculture for further information or call 01223 225275
Click here to email or call on 01223 225186.
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