Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps he is taking to increase access to the Sustainable Farming Incentive for small and medium sized farms.”
Tabled: 28 August 2025Answered: 4 September 2025
Asked by
Alistair Strathern
Labour — Hitchin
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs (Daniel Zeichner)
Funding for the environmental land management schemes paid to farmers will increase by 150%, from £800 million in 2023-24 to £2 billion by 2028-29. Sadly, though, we inherited a set of schemes that did not necessarily distribute funds fairly. We are working with farmers to reshape the SFI, and further information about our reforms will be provided shortly.