Key dates 2023

Friday 3rd February 2023

Basic Payment Scheme

1 January 2023: BPS 2023 scheme year begins

14 March 2023: BPS applications open

15 May 2023 (midnight): deadline for BPS 2023 applications without penalty (including Young and New Farmer applications). Deadline to transfer entitlements without penalty

9 June 2023 (midnight): deadline for late BPS 2023 applications (with penalty) and for making certain changes without penalty to a BPS application already submitted by midnight on 15 May

31 December 2023: BPS 2023 scheme year ends

from 1 August 2023: RPA makes advance BPS 2023 payments

1 December 2023 to 30 June 2024: RPA makes final BPS 2023 payments

Lump Sum Exit Scheme

throughout 2023 and 2024: RPA makes Lump Sum Exit Scheme payments

31 May 2024 (midnight): deadline to return Lump Sum Exit Scheme evidence

Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship claims

14 March 2023: CS revenue claim declarations and ES revenue claims open

15 May 2023 (midnight): deadline for CS revenue claim declarations and ES revenue claims without reduction. Deadline to transfer entitlements

31 May 2023 (midnight): deadline for making certain changes to a CS revenue claim declaration that was submitted before midnight on 15 May without receiving a reduction

31 August 2023 (midnight): deadline for late CS revenue claim declarations and ES revenue claims (with reduction)

1 December 2023 to 30 June 2024: RPA makes CS and ES 2023 payments

ES Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) and CS capital claims can be submitted all year

Countryside Stewardship applications

Higher Tier

7 February 2023: applications open

28 April 2023: deadline for applications

September 2023 to December 2023: agreement offers are sent out

Mid Tier and Wildlife Offers

21 March 2023: applications open

18 August 2023: deadline for applications

September 2023 to December 2023: agreement offers are sent out

Open all year for applications

Countryside Protection (from 5 January 2023)

Capital Grants (from 5 January 2023)

Higher Tier Capital Grants (from 5 January 2023)

Woodland Tree Health

Woodland Management Plan

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