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<p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has a number of schemes providing direct payments
to the rural economy. The three main land schemes, which offer an annual payment,
are Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), Countryside Stewardship (CS) and the Environmental
Stewardship Scheme (ES).</p><p> </p><p>For the current 2020 Scheme year the figures
are below:</p><p> </p><p><strong>BPS Paid Population = 83,593</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BPS </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of
Payments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a)</p></td><td><p>less than £30,000</p></td><td><p>79.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b)</p></td><td><p>£30,000
to £50,000</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c)</p></td><td><p>£50,001 to
£150,000</p></td><td><p>9.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d)</p></td><td><p>over £150,000</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><strong>CS Paid Population = 12,409</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>CS </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of
Payments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a)</p></td><td><p>less than £30,000</p></td><td><p>95.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b)</p></td><td><p>£30,000
to £50,000</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c)</p></td><td><p>£50,001 to
£150,000</p></td><td><p>1.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d)</p></td><td><p>over £150,000</p></td><td><p>0.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>ES Paid Population = 8,300</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>ES </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Proportion of
Payments</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a)</p></td><td><p>Less than £30,000</p></td><td><p>89.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b)</p></td><td><p>£30,000
to £50,000</p></td><td><p>6.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c)</p></td><td><p>£50,001 to
£150,000</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d)</p></td><td><p>Over £150,000</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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