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BPS 2019 payment exchange rate set

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed the exchange rate for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2019 payments made in sterling.

• From: Rural Payments Agency and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 30 September 2019

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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The euro exchange rate for calculating BPS 2019 payments has been set. The rate, an average of the European Central Bank exchange rates set in September, will be €1 = £0.89092.

BPS payments for England are set in euros and then converted into sterling. The previous year’s exchange rates for BPS were:

• BPS 2018: €1 = £0.89281
• BPS 2017: €1 = £0.89470

The RPA will make full payments on BPS 2019 claims later this year, with funds being directly made into bank accounts by BACS transfer.

Published 30 September 2019