Ramrod
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- Skendleby Psalter, Lincolnshire
@Janet Hughes Defra - Is this going to be available this scheme year, it's getting late now.
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You’re still getting the full BPS though aren’t you . Just England being hammeredWales missing out anyhow?
Few years possiblyYou’re still getting the full BPS though aren’t you . Just England being hammered
A lot of farmers got their quota for free in the 1980's so a nice windfall now. What happens to the bare acres which goes to a new entrant? They get entitlements from a reserve which may just mean a 5% reduction from all the other claimants to fill that void. And 90% new entrants will be farmers offspring looking to expand the holding so smaller farmers will help fund their expansion. It has never seemed fair when changes are made.In theory for older tenants who have no assets the exit scheme is a parachute for a graceful retirement, but as the above email from the agents shows it's open for potential abuse.
Bit premature I'd have thought, tenants best to leave farm in September 2023, from 2024 all payments delinked from land (according to consultation) so a little annual income top up until last payment in 2027. Of course the tenant above may have had a helping hand from landlord that made going in 2022 worthwhile.I have met at-least one AHA tenant who's given notice to their landlord with the intention of collecting the Exit Scheme cheque this Autumn, but I have only met one. They've already re-let the farm, so not sure what happens if the exit scheme doesn't appear!
In theory for older tenants who have no assets the exit scheme is a parachute for a graceful retirement, but as the above email from the agents shows it's open for potential abuse.
Obviously penny and bun now but if sfp really reduced and exit look more favorable then maybe a mass change to that.Bit premature I'd have thought, tenants best to leave farm in September 2023, from 2024 all payments delinked from land (according to consultation) so a little annual income top up until last payment in 2027. Of course the tenant above may have had a helping hand from landlord that made going in 2022 worthwhile.