Reduction in ELS payments under the new Basic Payment Scheme
If you have a current Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) Agreement that started before 1 January 2012, you will not incur any deduction from your ELS payment.
Sam Catling MRICS
If you have a current Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) Agreement that started before 1 January 2012, you will not incur any deduction from your ELS payment.
Sam Catling of Rostons Land & property Specialist comments “However, if you Agreement started after the 1 January 2012 and contains certain options that would qualify for ecological focus areas under the new Basic Payment Scheme, then you will receive a reduction in payment whether or not you use the option/feature as part of your ecological focus area requirement from 2015”
Sam states “if farmers find themselves in this situation they can look at the following options:-
A) Find more points under ELS to keep monies at £30 per hectare.
B) Accept the reduction, or
C) Terminate your ELS Agreement with no penalty”
If you require any further information in relation to this matter or any matter surrounding the CAP Reform and the Basic Payment Scheme, please call our offices on 01829 773000.