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Basic Payment Scheme (closed)

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) rules from 2015 to 2023.

Updates to this page

From:
Rural Payments Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published:
14 March 2023
Last updated:
11 February 2025
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  1. Updated page to reflect that BPS is now closed and has been replaced by delinked payments. Links provided to guidance and information that was published for every year of BPS.

  2. Added a heading to this page to make clear that the Basic Payment Scheme has now closed, with a link to delinked payments.

  3. The BPS 2023 entitlement rates have been published. For 2023, there is no change to the BPS entitlement rates.

  4. Page updated to confirm applications have closed for BPS 2023.

  5. 'Apply for BPS 2023' updated to remind customers that 15 May deadline has passed and that they can apply until 9 June, but with penalties. Also a reminder about eligibility for delinked payments.

  6. Added a link to how to add land parcels by email.

  7. First published.

Applies to England

BPS closed on 31 December 2023.

From 2024, delinked payments replaced BPS. Delinked payments will continue until 2027.

Previous BPS years

Use the National Archives website look back at the relevant BPS scheme rules from 2015 to 2023.

Basic Payment Scheme for 2015

Basic Payment Scheme for 2016

Basic Payment Scheme for 2017

Basic Payment Scheme for 2018

Basic Payment Scheme for 2019

Basic Payment Scheme for 2020

Basic Payment Scheme for 2021

Basic Payment Scheme for 2022

Basic Payment Scheme for 2023

Funding for farmers, growers and land managers

To find out more about grants and other funding currently open or opening soon, read Funding for farmers, growers and land managers.

Contact RPA

You can contact RPA by email or post.

Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk

Post:
Rural Payments Agency
PO Box 352
Worksop
S80 9FG

Please quote your Single Business Identifier (SBI) in all enquiries.

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