The Welsh Government have announced that over £158 million has been paid to farm businesses across Wales through Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2025 advance payments. According to the Welsh Government over 15,500 of those claiming will receive the advance payment which is worth around 70% of their estimated claim value.
Rural Payments Wales will continue to make advance payments, as individual BPS claims are validated for the advance. Full and remaining balance BPS 2025 payments will be made from 12 December, subject to full validation of the claim.
It is expected that every claim, apart from the most complicated cases, will be validated fully and payments made before the payment window closes on 30 June 2026.
These will be among the last advance payments made under the Basic Payment Scheme which is coming to an end and is being replaced by the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in January 2026.
In a statement Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Rural Affairs, said:
“I am pleased that thousands of farms across Wales have now had the BPS advance payments for 2025.
I hope this gives farming businesses reassurance and stability for the year ahead. Rural Payments Wales will be working hard to ensure full and remaining balance payments are made as early as possible once the full payment window opens in December.
This will be the final year before the start of the new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in January 2026. The SFS will build on the tried and tested delivery mechanisms and systems of Rural Payments Wales.”
To learn more about the Sustainable Farming Scheme follow this link to the Welsh Government’s website, or to see what advice and Support is available while preparing go to the Farming Connect website.
