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Make a revenue claim

The deadline for submitting your annual revenue claim without reductions was midnight on 15 May 2023.

You can continue to submit until 11.59pm on 31 August 2023 but the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will apply reductions to claims received after this deadline depending on when we receive your claim.

We cannot accept any claims received after 31 August 2023.

Make a claim online

You can claim online using the Rural Payments service. Once youve signed in, select View business then scroll down the business overview to Countryside Stewardship claims.

On the Countryside Stewardship (CS) claims screen, click the button Create CS Revenue Payment Claim to make your annual revenue claim.

You can then use the on-screen Help link to take you through each process step-by-step.

Read more about how to create an annual declaration online.

Make a claim by email or post

If youre unable to claim online, youll need to contact RPA by phone or email to request a revenue claim form.

Follow the guidance on how to complete your CS revenue claim form by email or post.

Send your completed form, supporting documents and evidence (where relevant) to us by post or email using our contact details.

There is guidance to help you when emailing documents to the Rural Payments Agency.

Make a capital claim

You can submit a capital claim at any time of year. However, this must be:

• within 3 months of the end of your agreement - a late claim reduction will apply if the claim is received between 3 and 6 months
• after the capital work is finished
• after you have been charged or invoiced

All the information you need to know about Countryside Stewardship capital claims is in the relevant scheme manual.

Make a CS claim online

You can claim online using the Rural Payments service. Once youve signed in, select View business then scroll down the business overview to Countryside Stewardship claims.

On the Countryside Stewardship claims screen, select the relevant green button:

• Create a new Countryside Stewardship Capital Claim 2023
• Create a new Countryside Stewardship Capital Claim 2022

You can then use the on-screen Help link to take you through each process step-by-step.

Make a Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Pilot claim online

You can create and submit the capital claim under the Countryside Stewardship claims section in your Rural Payments account. Select your SFI Pilot Capital Grant agreement and click the Create a new Countryside Stewardship capital claim button.

Please contact RPA if you have any difficulties with the online process.

Make a claim by email or post

If youre unable to claim online, youll need to contact RPA by phone or email to request a capital claim form.

Follow the guidance on how to complete your CS capital claim form by email or post.

Send your completed form, supporting documents and evidence (where relevant) to us by post or email using our contact details.

There is guidance to help you when emailing documents to the Rural Payments Agency.

If youre a SFI Pilot Capital Grant customer, you can only submit your claim online as we do not accept paper claim forms under the SFI Pilot scheme. However, you can send supporting evidence for your claim by email or post.

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