Payments Strategy Timetable

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Date published: 9 November, 2023

Date superseded: 9 February, 2024

The 2023 payment timetable below covers Direct Payments and Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) payments.

Scheme Payments Commence Regulatory target: 95.24% of total value of payments made
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening advance September 2023 N/A
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)/Greening/Young Farmer payment - balance December 2023 June 2024
Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) (Mainland & Island) April 2024 June 2024
Scottish Upland Sheep Support
Scheme (SUSSS)
May 2024 June 2024
Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) March 2024 June 2024
Forestry Grant Scheme (FGS) March 2024 June 2024
Rural Priorities (RP) March 2024 June 2024