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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Commons · Question 49269 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 May 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Rural Payments Agency has a schedule for issuing payments to applicants with approved Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements submitted prior to 11 March 2025.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 8 May 2025

The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme payment schedule is in line with the agreement start date. Agreement holders will normally receive payments quarterly, the first payment will be four months after their SFI agreement starts. After that, payme...