Guidance

Basic Payment Scheme: rules for 2020

Find out how the BPS 2020 scheme works

• From: Rural Payments Agency
• Published: 12 March 2020
• Last updated: 15 July 2020 — See all updates

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Basic Payment Scheme: rules for 2020

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Everything you need to know about the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2020.

There are updates to the scheme rules for 2020, which may affect you. You can read about these updates on page 1 of the ‘Basic Payment Scheme: rules for 2020’.

Crop diversification rules removed for BPS 2020 but EFA and permanent grassland rules still apply

As the crop diversification rules have been removed for 2020, you will not have to comply with this part of the greening rules (also known as ‘the two or three crop rule’). However, you still need to meet the rest of the greening rules:

• maintaining at least 5% equivalent area of ecological focus area if you have more than 15 ha of arable land
• following the rules for the management of permanent grassland

Published 12 March 2020
Last updated 15 July 2020 + show all updates

1. 15 July 2020

   Edited Reductions and Penalties section on page 119 of the Basic Payment Scheme: rules for 2020.

2. 7 July 2020

   Basic Payment Scheme: rules for 2020 updated: Penalties for over-claims have been simplified. Please see the updated information on page 104.

3. 5 May 2020

   Information about removal of crop diversification rules for BPS 2020.

4. 12 March 2020

   First published.