04 Mar 2009 - Ref 13/09
Single Payment Scheme 2008 payment update
Latest figures, published today, show that the total value of payments made under the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) for 2008 are just over £1.44 billion which is 88.5% of the estimated total fund of £1.63 billion.
Nearly 99,000 customers have received a full SPS payment. This represents over 90% of the estimated total claimant population of 106,500.
RPA is working to validate the remaining claims as soon as possible, with a view to meeting its remaining formal 2008 SPS target of making 90% of full payments, by value, by the end of March 2009.
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
Page published: 4 March 2009