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<p>Our focus remains on ensuring that the Basic Payment Scheme claimants are able
to submit their claims by the deadline, indeed as of 8 June 2015 the RPA have received
58,836 completed claims, which is in line with the number of claims received in previous
years.</p><p>In order to help farmers to be able to submit their claims by the deadline
the Rural Payments Agency has 50 drop in centres open, 10 mobile support units in
operation and a dedicated helpline. The deadline for claim submission is fixed by
the regulation, although in recognition of the additional complexity the EU has already
extended the deadline to the 15 June. Farmers and agents have received all the information
and forms they need to submit claims. Support to farmers will still be available during
the late claim period which runs to 10 July where applications can still be received
but will incur a penalty.</p><p> </p>
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