Capital Works Payments

[Raider112]

We finished our Hedgerow Restoration work in March and informed them, anybody know how long it takes them to pay for the work?

 

[bankrupt]

We finished our Hedgerow Restoration work in March and informed them, anybody know how long it takes them to pay for the work?

Have you now been paid, Raider112?

We're only a month behind you, but nothing yet.

 

[Henarar]

have you done a claim form ?

 

[Wooly]

I think Natural England's payment schedule has become a law until itself. They blame a computer problem!

We are now 12 months behind our CSS payments.......were promised the last payment by June at the very latest and still not received it.

 

[Henarar]

I think we sent our claim in in may and got it a few weeks ago

 

[bankrupt]

I think we sent our claim in in may and got it a few weeks ago

Glad to hear that, Henarar.

Our own claim involves an extra layer of delay because of the Forestry Commission.

 

[Walterp]

Capital works under Glastir normally takes about a fortnight for a payment authorisation, then a further 10 days for payment into the account.

Unless it's year end (when everybody seems to claim at once) when it takes several months.

 

[Raider112]

Have you now been paid, Raider112?

We're only a month behind you, but nothing yet.

I emailed them and they said they didn't have our letter. It was re-sent about 3 weeks ago but had nothing yet.

 

[Henarar]

I emailed them and they said they didn't have our letter. It was re-sent about 3 weeks ago but had nothing yet.

We sent our claim form for hedge laying in by email including photos, the chap was very helpful

 

[Raider112]

We sent our claim form for hedge laying in by email including photos, the chap was very helpful

Have you been paid yet?

 

[Henarar]

Have you been paid yet?

yes, three weeks or so ago

 

[bankrupt]

We sent our claim form for hedge laying in by email including photos, the chap was very helpful

Glad to hear that, Henarar.

In April, we sent our original claim in by email, only for the Forestry Commission to tell us that NE don't accept any claims by email.

We immediately resubmitted it all by post, as requested, but still no payment.

 

[Raider112]

The person I spoke to was very helpful and it's possible it did get lost in the post but the system seems so uneconomical. You do the work, pay for materials, supply the paperwork and photos so it shouldn't be too difficult to pay what's owed.

 

[Henarar]

Glad to hear that, Henarar.

In April, we sent our original claim in by email, only for the Forestry Commission to tell us that NE don't accept any claims by email.

We immediately resubmitted it all by post, as requested, but still no payment.

have you tried ringing to see everything is ok with the claim

 

[Raider112]

Has anybody heard if this year's application has been successful? Applied again for this year, more in hope than expectation due to being in it last year but heard nothing back yet.

 

[Raider112]

yes, three weeks or so ago

How long did you have to wait from them receiving it?

 

[Henarar]

How long did you have to wait from them receiving it?

I think we sent it in start of may

 

[Henarar]

just had a look it was mid may so about three months

 

[bankrupt]

have you tried ringing to see everything is ok with the claim?

Several times, Henarar.

Currently, they owe me 23k which I really can't afford to have out.

First they tell us that our proposed capital works are exactly what they're looking for (afforestation upstream to reduce runoff downstream) and then, having done all the work to specification, they don't pay us.

Similar scheme for 2018 is now on hold, and 2019 cancelled.

 

[Henarar]

Several times, Henarar.

Currently, they owe me 23k which I really can't afford to have out.

First they tell us that our proposed capital works are exactly what they're looking for (afforestation upstream to reduce runoff downstream) and then, having done all the work to specification, they don't pay us.

Similar scheme for 2018 is now on hold, and 2019 cancelled.

where abouts are you ?