SPS common land allocation
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has decided that common land should have been allocated differently under SPS. This means that some commons now have more eligible area which farmers can claim entitlements and payments for.
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RPA is starting to make the payments to farmers who have claimed successfully for additional Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments on certain commons.
Farmers who are eligible for additional BPS entitlements and/or payments will receive an email or letter from RPA to tell them their claim was successful. RPA has allocated additional BPS entitlements and has started to make payments for BPS 2015, 2016 and 2017. The payment will be made separate from the BPS 2018 payment. Any additional entitlements that have been allocated will be included in the calculations for the BPS 2018 payment. All of these payments will be subject to normal scheme rules regarding claiming and retaining entitlements.
Farmers whose claim was successful, will be able to see their additional entitlements in the Rural Payments service for the 2018 scheme year, but not for the earlier scheme years.
RPA will write to these customers again in January to give them details of the additional entitlements allocated to them and the payments made to them. Farmers do not need to do anything now. When they receive further payment details from RPA, they will also receive details on what to do if they disagree with any of the information or with RPA’s decision.
Read more information about the change in the way that RPA allocates areas of commons to those claiming SPS and BPS at: www.gov.uk/sps-common-land-payments-policy-change.
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has decided that common land should have been allocated differently under SPS, so that the full eligible area was allocated every year.
Farmers can now apply for SPS entitlements they should have been given in 2005 – as well as any other payments they could have received for:
- Single Payment Scheme (SPS)
- Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) 2010
- Uplands Transitional Payment (UTP)
- Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)
This collection contains:
- more information about the change of policy and who it affects
- a list of the commons which have more eligible area to allocate
- a claim form
How the policy has changed
Read this policy to understand how the policy has changed and what it means for commoners who claimed SPS.
Claim form
If you’re eligible, use this form to make a claim.
List of common land with more eligible area to allocate
This is a list of the commons which are being reallocated.
Last updated 19 December 2018 + show all updates
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