Welsh farming unions have welcomed the Welsh Government announcement that advance payments on the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be made available from today.
More than 15,600 Welsh farms will receive a share of over £161m, with 97% of claimants receiving a BPS advance payment worth 70% of their estimated claim value.
The automatic BPS advance payments will be made this month by Rural Payments Wales (RPW). Before 2021, BPS payments commenced from 1 December annually.
