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Scotland: 95% of farm support payments now issued 10 March 2021 | More than 95% of Basic Payment Support, Greening and Young Farmer payments have been made More than 95% of farm support payments have been issued to 97% of eligible farmers, four months ahead of the Scottish governments initial target. Pillar 1 payments - worth around £400 million - have been paid to 16,931 farming and crofting businesses, equating to just over 97% of eligible applicants. The Pillar 1 figures consist of Basic P...

Vast majority of BPS payments or loans delivered >More in © Tim Scrivener An overwhelming majority of eligible farmers and landowners have received their 2020 basic payments, providing a timely boost to rural businesses following a challenging farming year. Payment agencies in England and Wales have reported that more than 96% of farmers and landowners have received either their full Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments, or an advance lo...