AQW 17169/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail the number of recipients of Farm Payments in East Antrim, broken down by scheme type.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 13 April 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 13 April 2021
- Answer due by
- 28 April 2021
- Answered
- 27 April 202114 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
My department made payments to farm businesses for the following schemes in East Antrim for the 2020 scheme year.
Number of recipients of Farm Payments and amount paid by scheme type in East Antrim in 2020 scheme year:
| Scheme | Number of recipients | Amount Net Total |
| COVID 19 Financial Support | 290 | £331,125.67 |
| Basic Payment Scheme | 775 | £8,805,865.56 |
| Greening Payment | 775 | £3,772,823.74 |
| Young Farmers’ Payment | 33 | £105,042.49 |
| Environmental Farming Scheme | 57 | £374,245.58 |
| Farm Woodland Annual Premia | 13 | £7,536.00 |
| Total Payments | 787* | £13,396,639.04 |
*Number of unique farm businesses paid as most receive more than one payment