More than 15,600 Welsh farms will receive a share of over £161 million when Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 advance payments are made tomorrow (Friday, October 14), Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced.
This means 97% of claimants will receive a BPS advance payment worth 70% of their estimated claim value.
This is the second year Rural Payments Wales (RPW) is making automatic BPS advance payments in October.
Before 2021, BPS payments commenced from December 1 annually.
Full and remaining balance BPS 2022 payments will be made from December 15, 2022, subject to full validation of the BPS claim.
It is expected all but the most complex BPS claims will be fully validated, and payments made to Welsh farms before the end of the payment window on June 30, 2023.
Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths said:
“Following the simplification of BPS requirements, advance payments have been made prior to December which provides financial certainty to farm business during this extremely challenging time.
“In addition, here in Wales we have maintained the BPS budget at £238 million, the same level as last year.
“Full and remaining balance BPS 2021 payments will be made from December 15 and my officials will again this year be working hard to make these payments to as many farmers as possible early in the payment window.”
