96% of Welsh claimants receive BPS advance

£157.8 million has been paid to over 15,500 Welsh farm businesses

Alex Black
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96% of Welsh claimants receive BPS advance

Rural Payments Wales (RPW) have confirmed more than 96% of claimants received a Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) advance today (October 14), worth approximately 70% of their estimated claim value. RPW was...

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