Stewardship Payments for 2018

[Farma Parma]

Got same email this morning with my SBi No. on of course so even tho its a generic letter it does mention my claim technically at the bottom.
The fact ive recently had an HLS inspection might have any effect on this who knows

 

[Brisel]

I’ve also had that same email this morning.

 

[Landrover]

It would be interesting to know what percentage of that money gets paid back at the end of July to the taxman ?

 

[Princess Pooper]

We've had our email too.

 

[Drillman]

Same email here.

So with RPA maths anything between 10p and a million pound due....

 

[steveR]

I've just had that e-mail!
Not sure how to read it, does it include year 2018 or up to that year?

Same here. Looking....better

 

[Farma Parma]

It would be interesting to know what percentage of that money gets paid back at the end of July to the taxman ?

Nowt to pay him yet from me anyways....... #waitingoncallfromaccountant

 

[Farma Parma]

Would be nice to actually get fully squared up for once. Eases Cashflow issues thats for sure

 

[Pie face]

The email basically says that it's making you a payment on account and that they will square things up at a later date - the idiots could have just done that 6 months ago!

 

[Pie face]

And if I sound bitter it's because I am, they have needlessly cost me a lot of money in bank charges.

 

[Guy Smith]

What has unlocked this is Treasury has agreed to foot the bill. No disallowance threat that was jamming up the IT impasse that was causing the delays in money getting out.
As I said on the radio, relief for a lot of farmers who have been waiting for a lot money for too long.

 

[Wooly]

What has unlocked this is Treasury has agreed to foot the bill. No disallowance threat that was jamming up the IT impasse that was causing the delays in money getting out.
As I said on the radio, relief for a lot of farmers who have been waiting for a lot money for too long.

Did someone threaten to expose Michael Gove's incompetence on running DEFRA, let alone the Country, that this money has suddenly become available !?!

 

[Shropshire Farmer]

The first 75% of this year will be due by the end of the month.

 

[Guy Smith]

Did someone threaten to expose Michael Gove's incompetence on running DEFRA, let alone the Country, that this money has suddenly become available !?!

You may say that. I couldn’t possibly comment.

 

[yellow belly]

What has unlocked this is Treasury has agreed to foot the bill. No disallowance threat that was jamming up the IT impasse that was causing the delays in money getting out.
As I said on the radio, relief for a lot of farmers who have been waiting for a lot money for too long.

Had the email
Thank you Rpa but this should have happened last year when payments were starting to get late

Imho this is mr gove pulling strings or mr hunt doing the same hoping that farmers who are conservative members will vote for them
Cynical may but but vote buying

Guy please pressure the government that this hold be put in as standard approach for 2019 payments before the end of 2019 we have costs to pay for environmentle schemes that we have already incurred and paid out the cash

 

[Guy Smith]

If 2019 payments start to get overdue we will be calling for advance and bridging payments which would also have to come from the Treasury but as a tax payer I'd want Government and its agencies to get this EU funded scheme working properly so the UK draws down funds from the EU exchequer in accordance with the programmes. We might be leaving the EU but until we do we should take the proper benefit from our membership and get proper return from what that membership costs us as a country.

 

[yellow belly]

If 2019 payments start to get overdue we will be calling for advance and bridging payments which would also have to come from the Treasury but as a tax payer I'd want Government and its agencies to get this EU funded scheme working properly so the UK draws down funds from the EU exchequer in accordance with the programmes. We might be leaving the EU but until we do we should take the proper benefit from our membership and get proper return from what that membership costs us as a country.

we have a 5 year stewardship contract with defra they half fund it from eu modulation and then have to match fund the rest I may be wrong

when we leave the eu we still have a contract with defra
we should now push for prompt payments in the year of the scheme
plenty of mps bang on about late payment from business in the order of 60 90 or 120 days
most of the stewardship payments are late by 356 days or more there may be some who are 1000 days late

they could make the payment based on the contract then do the checking after the initial payments
other non ag grants are payed in instalment as the work is done

they want our votes

 

[Dairyfarmerswife]

What has unlocked this is Treasury has agreed to foot the bill. No disallowance threat that was jamming up the IT impasse that was causing the delays in money getting out.
As I said on the radio, relief for a lot of farmers who have been waiting for a lot money for too long.

Any idea if this also applies to Capital Claims? I am awaiting a 5 figure capital claim that I put in on 5th Feb, supposed to be paid within 60 working days. I'm up to at least 90 working days now and when I phone to ask where it is I'm told they've moved claims from Worcester to Newcastle and it's 'in a pile somewhere' Coincidentally (or not!) we have just had an RPA inspection on the capital works. I totally understand that it's a lot of government money and they need to check we have done the work but the inspector couldn't understand why NE had been sitting on it for so long.

 

[farmerm]

Just out of interest has anyone actually received anything for 2018 yet...either payment on account or the promised loan?

Did receive a payment not that long ago. Buggered if I know what year it relates to, payment slips explain f all. Will tot it all up when the scheme ends! No land agent should have let their clients sign up until the terms included a clear payment schedule!!

 

[Drillman]

I’ve totally lost track and don’t know how far behind we actually are. I think it’s just 2018 but really not sure.

I’m actually hoping it’s 2017 as well