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Latest figures, published today, show that the total value of payments made under the 2007 Single Payment Scheme (SPS) is £1.218 billion which is 84.0% of the estimated total fund of £1.45 billion.
A total of 96,651 customers have received a full SPS payment. This represents 90.6% of the estimated total claimant population of 106,700.
Rural Payments Agency (RPA) continues to work towards making more full payments to more farmers earlier than last year, with a view to meeting its formal 2007 SPS target of making 90% of full payments, by value, by the end of May 2008.
We are working to finalise all 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.
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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