Payments

2023 Scheme Year

First payment will be made before the end of July 2023.

Second payment will be made before the end of October 2023.

Final payment will be made before the end of April 2024.

We will continue to deduct any relevant cross-compliance penalties, replacement cattle tags, EID portion of new cattle tags, gamma testing (if imported over 30 animals/year), AI service, Export Health Certificate production and BVD lab testing charges. From April 2018 we started to deduct any BVD penalties from the payment.

Payment tranche dates will remain 50% July, 25% October and a balancing payment in the following April.

The payment rates for scheme year 2023/24 are as follows:

Scheme year	Maximum flat rate area payment		Front loading, applicable to BML Only.
	BML	AML	First 130 acres	Next 65 acres
2020-21	£78.20	£13.03	£12	£6
2021-22	£64.52	£  8.21	£10	£5
2022-onwards	£64.52	£  8.21	£10	£5

Please note: in future years, these figures may vary depending on scheme budget and total claimed acreage.

If you have any queries, please contact