Rural Payments Agency key dates 2022 (HTML version)
Updated 12 April 2022
Applies to England
Basic Payment Scheme
- 1 January 2022: BPS 2022 scheme year begins
- 15 March 2022: BPS applications open
- 16 May 2022 (midnight): deadline for BPS 2022 applications without penalty (including Young and New Farmer applications). Deadline to transfer entitlements and to have land at customer’s disposal
- 10 June 2022 (midnight): deadline for late BPS 2022 applications (with penalty) and for making certain changes without penalty to a BPS application already submitted by midnight on 16 May
- 31 December 2022: BPS 2022 scheme year ends
- 1 December 2022 to 30 June 2023: RPA makes BPS 2022 payments
Lump Sum Exit Scheme
- 12 April 2022: scheme opens for applications
- 30 September 2022: deadline for applications
- From 1 November 2022: RPA makes Lump Sum Exit Scheme payments
Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship claims
- 15 March 2022: CS and ES revenue claims open
- 16 May 2022 (midnight): deadline for CS and ES revenue claims without penalty. Deadline to transfer entitlements and to have land at customer’s disposal
- 31 May 2022 (midnight): deadline for making certain changes to a CS revenue claim that was submitted before midnight on 16 May without receiving a reduction
- 10 June 2022 (midnight): deadline for late CS and ES revenue claims (with penalty)
- 1 December 2022 to 30 June 2023: RPA makes CS and ES 2022 payments
- ES Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) and CS capital claims can be submitted all year
Countryside Stewardship applications
Higher Tier
- 8 February 2022: applications open
- 31 March 2022: deadline to request a paper or online application pack
- 29 April 2022: deadline for applications
- September 2022 to December 2022: agreement offers are sent out
Mid Tier and Wildlife Offers
- 8 February 2022: applications open
- 27 May 2022: deadline to request a paper application pack. No need to request a pack for online applications
- 29 July 2022: deadline for applications
- September 2022 to December 2022: agreement offers are sent out
Open all year for applications
- Protection and Infrastructure (from 8 February 2022)
- Capital Grants (from 8 February 2022)
- Woodland Tree Health
- Woodland Management Plan