Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49269

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Rural Payments Agency has a schedule for issuing payments to applicants with approved Sustainable Farming Incentive agreements submitted prior to 11 March 2025.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme payment schedule is in line with the agreement start date. Agreement holders will normally receive payments quarterly, the first payment will be four months after their SFI agreement starts. After that, payme...
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