BASIC PAYMENT SCHEME
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The Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) offers the largest rural payment subsidy to the UK farming industry. The application window runs between March and May each year with payments being made from 1st December. To ensure a smooth BPS process it is vital that information is entered accurately and on time; the Rural Payments Agency have the right to reduce payments for incorrectly submitted information as well as late applications.
Our team of BPS specialists will ensure your information is submitted accurately, within the application window and that full rural payment subsidies are received.
WE CAN HELP YOU WITH
Entitlements are the method in which BPS is paid to farmers. Entitlements can be transferred via sale or gift, lease, or inheritance, and this action can be completed online through the RPA account or via an RLE1 form. We undertake both electronic and paper transfers for our clients, complete new or young farmers applications and provide entitlement trading support.
It is imperative that BPS submissions are as accurate as possible. Our team of BPS specialists will ensure your information is submitted accurately, within the application window and that full rural payment subsidies are received. Although the main BPS form filling times are between March and May, we are available at any point during the calendar year to advise on any BPS items.
Eligible land parcels need to be registered to attach entitlements to them and claim payment. Non-agricultural areas only need to be registered if you want to claim on them under a different RPA grant scheme. We make changing land information a simple process and can complete RLE1 forms and continuation booklets on your behalf, as part of our service.
We are happy to check through client claim statements (which are received from December onwards), to ensure figures are correct and that full payment has been allocated. If areas of concern arise which we do not agree with, we will liaise with the RPA on your behalf to investigate any discrepancies, produce a payment query form and proceed until the query is resolved.
