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Deputy Minister urges farmers to respond to SAF queries
Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans yesterday urged any farmers who have received Single Application Form queries raised by Welsh Government divisional offices to respond as urgently as possible.
The Deputy Minister said she wanted to ensure that there is no unnecessary delay to Basic Payment Scheme payments to farmers so that they can be paid as early in the payments period as possible.
The SAF is used by farmers to claim their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and land based rural development payments.
Rebecca Evans said:
“I am very aware of the importance of cash flow for farmers which is why I want to encourage any farmers who have received any letters or notifications via email or text message from Rural Payments Wales to respond as promptly as possible.
“This year’s SAFs have taken longer to complete compared to previous years because this is the first year of the new Basic Payment Scheme. Farmers have been required to provide a lot of additional information under the new regulations which has taken time butfarming unions and agents worked tirelessly to help farmers with their forms to help meet the deadline.
“Now that the SAFs have been submitted I want to make sure that part payments under the BPS can be made as early in the payment window as possible.”
