How to get paid under an agreement: Environmental Stewardship
Guidance for agreement holders on how to claim a payment.
Applies to England
Claims are open
The deadline for submitting your annual claim without penalty is midnight on 16 May 2022. You can continue to submit claims after 16 May until midnight on 10 June but with penalties.
We will send your Environmental Stewardship (ES) 2022 claim form in March either by email or post. If you prefer to receive a paper copy of the claim form, please call us on 03000 200 301 to request one. Read about How to complete your 2022 Environmental Stewardship revenue claim form.
Claims for capital works under HLS
Contact RPA to request a capital works claim form. You can claim:
- throughout the year when you complete work as specified in your agreement
- for capital works for educational access visits
You’ll need to complete the HLS VAT declaration form if you are not registered for VAT with HM Revenue and Customs.
Getting paid
It’s important that your bank account details are up to date and valid or we will not be able pay you. To amend your bank account details, call us on 03000 200 301. You can’t change them online or by email.
Changes to your agreement
You must notify us in writing before you make any changes to your agreement. This is in addition to completing your claim form. Check your agreement’s handbook for details of the requirements and deadlines for making changes.
Your payments may be affected if you do not meet the requirements and deadlines in your handbook.
Contact
Call us on 03000 200 301 selecting the option for Environmental Stewardship. Or email or write to us - contact the office for your county.
Last updated 15 March 2022 + show all updates
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Updated for opening of ES revenue claims for 2022.
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Edited latest news to confirm deadline has passed for submitting annual ES revenue claim. Removed out of date information.
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Amended the Claims are open window to confirm deadline has passed, but claims can still be made up to 11 June with penalties. Also amended wording below re claims being sent to customers in March as this is now in the past.
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Text updated for claims opening on 18 March.
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Removed section ‘Making a claim’ and amended ‘Claim deadline’ to say that Claims closed at midnight on 10 July 2020. We cannot accept late claims.
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Claim closing date updated to midnight on 10 July.
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Updated for 2019.
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Deadline for late applications and amendments has passed.
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Deadline for late amendments to claims is 11 June.
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Deadline for late claims is 11 June 2018. Deadline for amendments to claims is 31 May.
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Updated for 2018 claims round.
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Added information about claiming a payment in 2016.
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Page updated with information for 2016 claims.
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Updated information about declaring the location of rotational arable options.
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Change to how to make a claim in 2015.
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claim deadline extended by 1 month to 15 June
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First published.