Environmental Land Management Schemes
Commons · Question 28193 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason Sustainable Farming Incentive and Environmental Land Management scheme payments have been delayed.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 24 Feb 2025
The Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme has a rolling application window, and quarterly payments begin four months after the start of an accepted agreement. As of 04 February, the Rural Payments Agency has 35,949 accepted agreement offers for which a pay...