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Latest figures, published today, show the total value of payments made under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) is £1.255 billion which is 86.5% of the estimated total fund of £1.45 billion.
A total of 97,809 customers have received a full SPS payment. This represents 91.7% of the estimated total claimant population of 106,700.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is working to finalise all remaining claims as quickly as possible. Every claim is subject to a series of validation checks in line with the detailed EU rules. Where claimants have not yet been paid, this is because their claim is still being processed or checked. Simple claims are processed and pass through the system to payment quickly. The more complex cases, often the higher value ones and claims involving issues such as energy crops and the transfer of entitlements, can require significant processor activity - including resolution of issues with claimants - so these take longer to process.
During validation checks, entitlements relating to a claim may need to be corrected in light of any changes or new information. These changes, which could have resulted in under and over payments in previous scheme years, are being addressed and, wherever possible, corrected this year to seek to avoid carry over into future scheme years.
We appreciate the difficulties of those who have yet to be paid but RPA is working to process and pay these claimants as quickly as possible.
Notes to Editors
RPA is an executive agency of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It is the single paying agency responsible for CAP schemes in England and is responsible for administering the Single Payment Scheme (SPS). Other key services include carrying out rural inspections and livestock tracing.
Media only contact: Caroline Forcer, RPA Press Office , 0118 968 7680, caroline.forcer@rpa.gsi.gov.uk
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