Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 70642

Sustainable Farming Incentive

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support farmers who incurred costs based on an expectation of acceptance to the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2024 was an uncapped scheme aimed at mass participation of farm businesses, despite a finite farming budget. This large-scale uptake of the scheme meant it reached its upper limit in March 2025. We have allocated a ...
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