Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 29 June 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) overpayments and (b) underpayments were made by the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last five years.
holding answer
Overpayments are defined as cases where farmers received more than their entitlement-identified through post payment corrections, inspections or queries. Underpayments are defined as all instances where farmers did not receive their full, finally calculated entitlement prior to the
Individual claimants may have overpayments in some years and underpayments in others, so an overall position is calculated. As at
All outstanding underpayments are released on confirmation as a matter of policy and are not subject to a de minimis threshold. As at
Overpayments and underpayments made by the Rural Payments Agency in each of the last five years (England only) were:
Scheme year | Overpayments | Underpayments | Number of farmers |
2005 | 18,901 | 49,708 | 68,609 |
2006 | 11,400 | 29,481 | 40,881 |
2007 | 7,596 | 10,741 | 18,337 |
2008 | 3,211 | 6,456 | 9,667 |
2009(1) | 405 | 14 | 419 |
(1) The 2009 scheme year payment window closes on 30 June; therefore this is a preliminary figure. |
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