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<blockquote data-quote="Frank-the-Wool" data-source="post: 6950194" data-attributes="member: 699"><p>I completely agree with your comments and the whole system is shambolic. HLS worked perfectly and we were always paid on time as per the contract. Once we moved into CS and effectively didn't get paid at all for a number of months as they wanted the schemes to start on 1st January the following year. We were told this would all be more efficient and so the new contract was to be paid 75% in December and the balance by June the following year.</p><p>Then the RPA took over and to make it more efficient they decided not to pay 75% but to pay the whole amount in one go to reduce admin time they said. </p><p>I and I guess no other agreement/contract holders were asked if this was alright and when I queried it I was told it would come very soon in December, so now we get 75% the following May and who knows when we get the balance.</p><p></p><p>The problem for us and I guess many others with these large schemes is they are an important part of the management of the business (we have been in schemes over 40 years!) and so cash flow to manage the business is critical. We have to spend significant amounts to comply with the agreement and having paid out 2 years expenses (most of the costs are in the winter and spring) so we have spent money since winter 2018/19 and this last winter and all the two years spring crops for the birds and bees etc but until now no money.</p><p></p><p>This is why I say they should not even think about going down the ELMS route until the existing schemes get sorted out. If you don't get any BPS and no other payment until 2028 as it is suggested now I fear many of these environmental schemes will be consigned to the wish list of government and environmentalists.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frank-the-Wool, post: 6950194, member: 699"] I completely agree with your comments and the whole system is shambolic. HLS worked perfectly and we were always paid on time as per the contract. Once we moved into CS and effectively didn't get paid at all for a number of months as they wanted the schemes to start on 1st January the following year. We were told this would all be more efficient and so the new contract was to be paid 75% in December and the balance by June the following year. Then the RPA took over and to make it more efficient they decided not to pay 75% but to pay the whole amount in one go to reduce admin time they said. I and I guess no other agreement/contract holders were asked if this was alright and when I queried it I was told it would come very soon in December, so now we get 75% the following May and who knows when we get the balance. The problem for us and I guess many others with these large schemes is they are an important part of the management of the business (we have been in schemes over 40 years!) and so cash flow to manage the business is critical. We have to spend significant amounts to comply with the agreement and having paid out 2 years expenses (most of the costs are in the winter and spring) so we have spent money since winter 2018/19 and this last winter and all the two years spring crops for the birds and bees etc but until now no money. This is why I say they should not even think about going down the ELMS route until the existing schemes get sorted out. If you don't get any BPS and no other payment until 2028 as it is suggested now I fear many of these environmental schemes will be consigned to the wish list of government and environmentalists. [/QUOTE]
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