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Read the information below which explains what is shown on your remittance advice.

BACS Ref

This is the BACS payment reference that will appear on your bank statement.

Agreement and Claim Number

For most customers, this is your claim number.

However, for Environmental Stewardship, the invoice number and agreement reference number is shown.

For Countryside Stewardship, this is the agreement reference number. If you have multiple Countryside Stewardship agreements, a maximum of 3 agreement numbers are listed. If the text additional agreements shows on your invoice, it means that you have more than the 3 agreements listed.

For the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot, this is the agreement reference number.

For the 2022 round of the Sustainable Farming Incentive,this numberwill be made up of the invoice number and agreement number, followed by the payment request number.

Scheme

This is the scheme the payment relates to.

For Countryside Stewardship, this will also show whether the claim is Capital or Revenue.

Marketing year

This is the year relating to the claim and payment.

However, for Countryside Stewardship, the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot and the 2022 round of the Sustainable Farming Incentive, this is the year the agreement started.

Transaction Date

This is the date the payment was made. The payment is likely to reach your bank account 2 working days after this date.

Amount and Transaction Currency

This is the value and currency of the payment that was paid into your bank account.

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