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Sustainable Farming Incentive

Asked by Charlie MaynardLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 September 2026UIN 19276

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Sustainable Farming Incentive payments and Capital Grant payments have been paid late in the current financial year.

Answered by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Rural Payments Agency aims to make payments to farmers and land managers as promptly as possible. In the current financial year, 2.56% of Sustainable Farming Incentive payments and 0.87% of Capital Grant payments have been paid later than expected.

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