Farmers given final BPS payments ahead of move to delinked scheme

Rural Payments Agency said 97 per cent of applicants had recieved their share of £525m

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Farmers have received their final BPS payment
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Farmers have received their final BPS payment

Ninety seven per cent of farmers have this week received their final BPS payment, ahead of next year's move to delinked payments, the Government has confirmed. The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) said a...

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