Rural Payments and Services

Following a budget review, farmers and crofters are set to receive an increased rate on Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening payments for 2021.

Below is a table of the revised rates for information.

Payments relating to BPS, Young Farmers Payment and Greening are due to commence in December.

The revised rates for 2021 are:

Payment Region	BPS	Greening	Combined
Region 1	€ 164.52	€ 84.82	€ 249.34
Region 2	€ 36.27	€ 14.34	€ 50.61
Region 3	€ 10.54	€ 4.82	€ 15.36

The exchange rate for 2021 is 0.89092 and therefore the rates in Sterling are:

Table 1 – Payment rates for BPS and Greening 2021.

Payment Region	BPS	Greening	Combined
Region 1	£146.57	£75.57	£222.14
Region 2	£32.31	£12.78	£45.09
Region 3	£9.39	£4.29	£13.68

Table 2 – Combined payment rates for BPS and Greening 2021 compared to the 2020 rates.

Payment Region	2020 Rate	2021 Rate	Difference
Region 1	£221.27	£222.14	£0.87
Region 2	£44.80	£45.09	£0.29
Region 2	£13.52	£13.68	£0.16