Getting started
To make a revenue claim in 2022, follow the 5 steps below.
It’s important that you do the following in the order we’ve listed them.
To receive Countryside Stewardship (CS) payments you must be registered in the Rural Payments service. To find out how to do this, read ‘Rural Payments service: registering and updating your details’ on GOV.UK.
Check that your personal details, business details, and digital maps are up to date, and update them if needed. To find out how to do this read ‘Rural Payments service: registering and updating your details’ on GOV.UK. (You may also find the Rural Land and Entitlements (RLE1) guidance useful, which is also on GOV.UK.)
If you do not have access to the internet, you can call us on 03000 200 301.
To submit a revenue claim, you must have the Countryside Stewardship (Agreements) ‘Submit’ Permission level. You can find more information on the Permission levels screen in the Rural Payments service. This lists what is permitted at each level.
If you prefer, you can authorise an agent to fill in and submit your application for you. For an agent to act for you, you must give them the appropriate permission levels in the Rural Payments service on GOV.UK. This applies even if you have previously authorised the agent using the paper agent authorisation form.
Read ‘Give someone else permission to act on your behalf’ on GOV.UK for more information on the different levels of permission.
All the guidance and information you need for CS in 2022 is on GOV.UK.
- For the Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier and Higher Tier requirements, search for the Mid-Tier or Higher Tier manual.
- For information about options and items available, search for Countryside Stewardship grants.
- For information about what evidence is needed for your application, and whether you need to submit it with your application or keep it until you’re asked for it, search for Countryside Stewardship grants.
- For guidance about other agri-environment agreements and BPS, search for Agri-environment schemes (CS and ES) and BPS.
If you cannot access GOV.UK, you can email or call us to request a paper copy of the Mid-Tier or Higher Tier manual.
Remember, it’s your responsibility to make sure that:
- you meet the scheme rules
- all the eligible land included in your revenue claim form is correct, to the best of your knowledge.
Check the top of the first page of your claim form to make sure it is correct:
- The top left of your claim form should read ‘Countryside Stewardship Revenue Claims Document 2022’.
- If your agreement started before 1 January 2021, make sure that your claim form has the line ‘Use this form to make a claim for an Agreement with a start date before 1 January 2021’. There is an EU logo on this form.
- If your agreement started after 1 January 2021, make sure that your claim form has the line ‘Use this form to make a claim for an Agreement with a start date on or after 1 January 2021’. This form does not have an EU logo.
If you do not have the correct claim form, please call us on 03000 200 301.