Rural Payments and Services

Following the annual budget review, the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening payment rates farmers and crofters are set to receive for 2024 have been set.

The revised rates for 2024 are:

Table 1 – Payment rates for BPS and Greening 2024:

Region	Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)	Greening	Combined
1	£147.49	£75.89	£223.38
2	£32.52	£12.86	£45.38
3	£9.43	£4.31	£13.75

Table 2 – Combined payment rates for BPS and Greening 2024 compared to the 2023 rates:

Region	2024 rate	2023 rate	Difference
1	£223.38	£223.56	£0.18
2	£45.38	£45.36	£0.02
3	£13.75	£13.76	£0.01

Advance Payments relating to BPS and Greening are due to commence in September.