SFP Information

Figures released by the RPA on the 17th December 09 shows that full SPS payments amounting to over £1.4 billion (75% of full value) have now been made to 89.700 customers (83% of total claimants)

 

 

·        Deadline for submitting RLE1 entitlement transfer forms to the RPA for the 2010 SFP claim period is the 2nd April.

·        Euro exchange rate for 2009 SFP = 0.9093

·        Area entitlements and set-aside value for 2009 SFP = €190.47 (NSDA) & €156.09 (SDA)

 

All views expreseed on this website are those of Ian Potter Associates only and you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance upon them. The information is provided in good faith but does not provide any warranties whatsoever nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information supplied.

Entitlement Mastermind – Your Entitlement questions answered

Useful information regarding entitlements.

Entitlements cannot be transferred between member states or regions within the UK. ie not between England, Wales, Scotland or N. Ireland.

Entitlements can only be leased if accompanied by the corresponding number of hectares.

Entitlements can only be leased or sold if a minimum of 80% was used/activated by the holder in 2005. However it may be possible to activate less than 80% and elect to immediately surrender the unused entitlements following which you may be able to trade the activated entitlements.

FVP Entitlements can also be activated for payment on eligible land where you are growing other crops or which is being retained in GAEC.

 

Frequently asked questions.

Q. Do I have to claim on all my entitlements each year?

A. No, but any which are unused during 3 consecutive years will be withdrawn to the National Reserve. This means in order to keep all of your entitlements live a minimum average of 33% must be used each year. In order to trade any entitlements or authorizations you must have established at least 80% of them in 2005 SPS claim year..

 

Q. I failed to register several fields in 2005 and 2006; can I still register and claim in 2010?

A.You can register to create naked acres on any new fields but cannot obtain entitlements on fields registered after 2005. The only way to obtain additional entitlements is to acquire them through the market place.

Q. I have purchased some additional land without entitlements and would like to claim SFP what do I have to do?

 

A. Check the land is registered with the Rural Land Registry if not register the land. Purchase the number of entitlements required to cover the land 1 entitlement per hectare and make sure if the land is Non SDA you purchase a Non SDA entitlement.

Q  Can I sell part or all of my entitlements if my entitlement allocation is made up of more than 20% of National Reserve entitlements?

 

A  No you must claim on all of your national reserve entitlements for five years before you can sell any of your entitlements.

 

Q  Can I still claim SPS on land under fruit, vegetable and potatoes?

 

A  Yes, you can use normal and national reserve entitlements to claim future SPS on such land.

 

Q. I am selling some land and would like to retain the SFP income, what are my options?

A. It is possible to include clauses in a sale contract which provide for the whole or part of the SFP (i.e., historic element) to be paid annually to the vendor. It is however very risky. A safer option is to sell the entitlements or to retain them and  rent in naked acres.

Q. How can I lease out entitlements?

A. Technically for one year or more with the equivalent area of land. In practice it is possible to lease without land via what is known as a back to back contract. In reality leasing of entitlements is rare.

Q. If I buy or lease in milk quota will the additional litres increase my SFP?

A. No, only milk quota held at 31st March 2005 affected your SFP. Any quota gained or lost after that date has no effect on your payment.

Q. Do I have to sell or lease complete entitlements or can I sell or lease parts of an entitlement to match field areas?

A. You can trade in tenths/parts of entitlements.

Q. What is the deadline for transferring all types of entitlements for claiming against in 2010?

A. Entitlement transfer forms (RLE1) must be received at the Rural Payments Agency's offices by midnight 2nd April 2010.

Q.  Do I have to wait for written confirmation from the RPA that the Entitlements I have purchased have being transferred to me before transferring them out again?

A.  It is possible to submit transfer forms involved in ‘string’ transfers this is where entitlements are transferred to farmer A to farmer B, and farmer B immediately transfers the entitlements to farmer C.  In these circumstances both forms can be submitted at the same time without having to wait for the first transfer to be processed.  However, to ensure that these forms can be processed correctly all of the RLE1 forms must be submitted together with a covering letter and string written on top of all of the RLE1 forms.    

All views expressed on this website are those of Ian Potter Associates only and you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance upon them. The information is provided in good faith but does not provide any warranties whatsoever nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information supplied.

E-mail your questions or comment for possible inclusion to: sales@ipaquotas.co.uk

 

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