Revenue payment rates from January 2023: Countryside Stewardship
Changes to Countryside Stewardship revenue payment rates from January 2023.
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Defra has reviewed and updated Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue payment rates based on current costs.
Where the 2023 rate has increased, the higher revenue payment rate will be paid for:
- revenue agreements starting on or before 1 January 2023
- applications received in 2023
Some payment rates have not changed, therefore your rate will remain the same as the 2022 payment rate.
No revenue payment rates have decreased.
Use the attached table of payments to see the changes.
Find out the changes to CS capital payment rates from January 2023.
Contact Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
You can contact RPA by email, phone or post.
Rural Payments Agency (CS)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF
Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays
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Updates to this page
Published 5 January 2023Last updated 30 May 2023 + show all updates
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Payment rates updated for CS options GS5, SW10, WD4, WD11 and WD12 as rates have increased.
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First published.