Rural Payments Agency
Make a revenue claim
The deadline for submitting your annual revenue claim without reductions was midnight on 15 May 2022.
You can continue to submit until 11.59pm on 31 August 2023 but RPA will apply reductions to claims received after this deadline depending on when we receive your claim.
We cannot accept any claims received after 31 August 2023.
If this is the first year of your agreement, you must submit a revenue claim in 2023.
Make a claim online
You can claim online using the Rural Payments service. Once youve signed in, select View business then scroll down the business overview to Countryside Stewardship claims.
On the Countryside Stewardship claims screen, click the button Create CS Revenue Payment Claim to make your annual revenue claim.
You can then use the on-screen Help link to take you through each process step-by-step.
Read more about how to create an annual declaration online.
Make a claim by email or post
If youre unable to claim online, youll need to contact RPA by phone or email to request a revenue claim form.
Follow the guidance on how to complete your CS revenue claim form by email or post.
Send your completed form, supporting documents and evidence (where relevant) to us by post or email using our contact details.
There is guidance to help you when emailing documents to the Rural Payments Agency.
Make a capital claim
You can submit a capital claim at any time of year. However, this must be:
- within 3 months of the end of your agreement - a late claim reduction will apply if the claim is received between 3 and 6 months
- after the capital work is finished
- after you have been charged or invoiced
All the information you need to know about Countryside Stewardship capital claims is in the relevant scheme manual.
Make a claim online
You can claim online using the Rural Payments service. Once youve signed in, select View business then scroll down the business overview to Countryside Stewardship claims.
On the Countryside Stewardship claims screen, select the relevant green button:
- Create a new Countryside Stewardship Capital Claim 2023
- Create a new Countryside Stewardship Capital Claim 2022
You can then use the on-screen Help link to take you through each process step-by-step.
Make a claim by email or post
If youre unable to claim online, youll need to contact RPA by phone or email to request a capital claim form.
Follow the guidance on how to complete your CS capital claim form by email or post.
Send your completed form, supporting documents and evidence (where relevant) to us by post or email using our contact details.
There is guidance to help you when emailing documents to the Rural Payments Agency.
Contact us
Rural Payments Agency
(Countryside Stewardship)
PO Box 324
Worksop
S95 1DF
Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
Telephone: 03000 200 301
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding public holidays)
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Last updated 16 May 2023 +show all updates
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Page updated to reflect the deadline for CS revenue claims without reductions closed at midnight on 15 May 2023.
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Addition of information about submitting a CS revenue claim for 2023.
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Page now explains how you can make an online claim using on-screen help and links to guidance for making a claim by email or post.
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Closure of Countryside Stewardship annual revenue claims for 2022.
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Updated for CS revenue claims opening on 15 March 2022.
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Added link to Countryside Stewardship revenue payment rates from 1 January 2022. Removed information about rotational options.
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The revenue claim summary has been updated to show land parcel reference numbers in the rotational options section (Section3).
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Edited news to confirm CS revenue claims have closed for 2021. Removed out of date updates.
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Edited the information about the deadline for receiving claims as the 17 May deadline has now passed. Removed outdated information about additional helpline dates.
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Update call out box to include message about additional helpline opening hours.
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Detail added to explain that currently the rotational option section (secton 3) in the revenue claim summary does not contain any land parcel reference numbers. To also explain what to do until 20 July when this will be updated.