Grant or payment · Wales
Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2027 - tapered
The legacy BPS for farms that have not joined the SFS, being cut each year until it ends after 2028.
- From
- Welsh Government / Rural Payments Wales
- How much
- BPS entitlement value, Redistributive Payment and Young Farmer Payment paid at 40% of 2025 values in 2027 (60% in 2026, 20% in 2028, nothing in 2029).
- Who can apply
- Farmers holding BPS entitlements who have not entered the SFS. Once a farm joins the SFS it cannot go back to BPS.
What you’ll need
- BPS entitlements
- Eligible hectares to activate them
- Cross compliance
How to apply
- Claim on the 2027 Single Application Form
Taper set out in the SFS 2026 scheme description (Chapter 11, updated 28 July 2025). Final BPS claim will be in 2028. Young Farmer Payment closed to new claimants from 2026; National Reserve removed.
Similar schemes
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- Small Infrastructure grant - yard roofing (SFS Optional and non-SFS versions) OpenWelsh Government / Rural Payments WalesGrant for new roofing over livestock feeding, gathering or manure storage areas to keep clean rainwater out of dirty yards.
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Checked against the official pages on 29 October 2026. Sources: 1, 2, 3. Always read the official page before you apply.