Evaluation of less favoured area support scheme
Report to help inform preparations for the transition from Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) to Areas of Natural Constraint (ANCs).
Appendix C: LFASS Payment Rates
Headline payment rates £/ ha (£/weighted ha), 2007 & 2013, by grazing category & fragility tier
| Year |
Fragility tier |
Grazing Category |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| A & B |
C & D |
||
| 2007 |
Standard |
£39.00 (£6.5 & £13.0) |
£33.50 (£22.3 & £26.8) |
| Fragile |
45.00 (£7.5 & £15) |
£39.50 (£26.3 & £31.6) |
|
| Very Fragile |
£47.00 (£7.8 & £15.7) |
£41.50 (£27.7 & £33.2) |
|
| 2013 |
Standard |
£52.16 (£8.7 & £17.4) |
£34.12 (£22.8 & £27.3) |
| Fragile |
£62.10 (£10.4 & £20.7) |
£54.51 (£36.4 & £43.6) |
|
| Very Fragile |
£71.35 (£11.9 & £23.8) |
£63.00 (£42.0 & £50.4) |
|
Grazing categories with weights
| Category |
Stocking Density |
Ha value |
|---|---|---|
| A |
up to 0.19 lu/ha |
0.167 |
| B |
0.2 to 0.39 lu/ha |
0.333 |
| C |
0.4 to 0.59 lu/ha |
0.667 |
| D |
0.6 or more lu/ha |
0.800 |
Enterprise mix multiplier
| Enterprise mix |
Ha multiplier |
|---|---|
| If 50% or more livestock units (lus) are cattle |
1.70 |
| If 10% or more, but less than 50% of lus are cattle |
1.35 |
Note: Enterprise mix calculated using historic rather than current livestock numbers, but historic base was updated to 2009 for LFASS2010-13.
Approximate BPS payment rates per hectare
| Region 1 (Non- LFA) |
Region 2 ( LFA B, C or D) |
Region 3 ( LFA A) |
|---|---|---|
| €145 (£106) |
€25 (£18) |
€7 (£5) |
Source: LFASS 2006 and 2010-2013 Explanatory Notes (Updated); Basic Payment Scheme Guidance
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