02 June 2010 - 14/10
SPS 2009 payments update
Figures published today (2 June 2010) show that as at 28 May some 103,513 farmers (96.27%) from the estimated total claimant population of 107,500 have received a full SPS payment from RPA and that 97.51% of the estimated total fund of £1.86billion has now been paid for SPS 2009.
Processing now continues on approximately 2,000 claims where no payment has been made to date and RPA is working to validate these as quickly as possible. Some of these are complex cases involving probate, business partnership changes and domestic issues. It is likely that work on these claims will reveal that some will not be eligible for payment. Claims which are confirmed will be paid as soon as possible.
RPA met its EU target to pay 95.238% of the SPS 2009 fund value by end of June 2010 during week commencing 19 April 2010. This was reached ten weeks ahead of the target date.
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Notes to editors
1. Around 2,000 claims have been processed and resulted in no payment being due. This situation arises where, for example, farmers hold entitlements for the wrong area type, have submitted duplicate claim forms or will receive payment from the Devolved Administrations.
2. 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. Other key services include carrying out rural inspections and livestock tracing.
Media only contact: Mel Capper, RPA Press Office, 0118 968 7680 melanie.capper@rpa.gsi.gov.uk
Page published: 7 July 2010