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The Rural Payments Agency has today (15th November 2017) published on their website “An update on the Basic Payment scheme” – see the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bps-2017
The main area of interest is confirmation of both the Entitlement values and also Financial Discipline Mechanism reduction rate for payments over €2,000. These are summarised below:
Entitlement values and the exchange rate for 2017 | ||
Payment Region | Entitlement value* | Greening payment rate* |
Non-SDA (Severely Disadvantaged area) | €180.46 | €77.69 |
SDA | €178.90 | €76.92 |
SDA Moorland | €49.63 | €21.32 |
What does this mean in reality? Taking into account all of the various calculations required for a BPS claim in excess of 100 ha, the approximate payment rates for 2017 are outlined in the table below:
Approximate Payment Rates for 2017 | ||
Payment Region | £/ha | £/ac |
Non-SDA (Severely Disadvantaged area) | 228 | 92.00 |
SDA | 226 | 91.50 |
SDA Moorland | 63 | 25.50 |
This is on average a 7% increase on the 2016 Basic Payment Rate.
Other issues of note:
GSC Grays have developed a BPS calculator for 2017, which can give clients a good indication of their likely payment, subject to no penalties being imposed by the RPA.
If you would like to discuss any of the points outlined above, please feel free to contact one of our team of Basic Payment Consultants at the following GSC Grays offices:
Alnwick Office t: 01665 568 310
Chester-le-Street t: 0191 303 9540
Colburn t: 01748 897630