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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Asked by Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 49267

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the expected timeframe is for (a) processing and (b) decision-making on Sustainable Farming Incentive applications.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

As of the 30 April 2025, of the 4225 submitted Sustainable Farming Incentive applications outstanding an offer on 1 March, there are 872 that have not yet received an agreement offer. The Rural Payments Agency are continuing to work at pace to assess the eligibility and process applications which were submitted prior the closure of the scheme and expect to have completed this for the majority of eligible applications by late June.

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