Guidance

Farm payments during the transition period

Payments to farmers, including Basic Payments Scheme and the Rural Development for England (RDPE) payments during the transition period.

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To find out the latest information about farm payments, visit:

Direct Payments will continue for 2020 with the available funding the same as for 2019.

The UK government will fund existing Rural Development Programme (RDPE) projects and those approved by 31 December 2020 until those projects end.

Farming support schemes will continue to be run by:

To get payments, you’ll need to follow the same standards as you do now. This includes on-site inspections of UK farms. The current framework of rules and processes will stay the same until Defra and the devolved administrations introduce new agriculture policies and schemes.

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Published 30 January 2020

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