Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant round 1
Apply for a grant to add a veranda onto, or to upgrade or replace existing laying hen or pullet housing to improve animal health and welfare.
Applies to England
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The Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant is available for housing for laying hens and pullets. You can apply to replace or upgrade existing laying hen or pullet housing (a ‘comprehensive’ project) or add a veranda onto existing laying hen or pullet housing (a ‘veranda-only’ project) to provide animal health and welfare benefits.
You’ll soon be able to use our online checker to make an initial online application. We expect the checker to open at the end of June 2024.
You must read the guidance about the grant on this page before you apply.
If you meet all of the eligibility criteria, RPA may invite you to make a full application. The success of your application will depend on the score your project achieves (comprehensive projects only) and the number and value of applications we receive (comprehensive and veranda-only projects).
Last updated 28 May 2024 + show all updates
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Amended 'About' page to confirm we will start to invite eligible applicants to make a full application from October 2024.
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First published.
Update history
2026-01-16 14:05
Updated to provide further information to customers for the Comprehensive Projects scheme about the requirements. Question 4.1 updated and 2.2 specifications tab.
2025-11-12 12:55
Removed Exeter Address
2025-01-22 07:33
The deadline date has been extended to 11.59pm on 28 April 2026.
2025-01-21 15:39
The deadline date for the scheme has been extended to 28 April 2026.
2025-01-13 14:35
How to submit a laying hen housing for health and welfare grant round 1 full application for comprehensive projects – invited applicants. Additional information has been given under ‘Providing quotes’ at Section 2.4 Costs and suppliers tab. A paragraph detailing the Printable spec tab has been added.
2024-09-18 23:59
The online checker has now closed and invited applicants have until 30 January 2026 to submit their full application for the Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant. All guidance updated and new guidance added on how to submit a full application for both Veranda-only and Comprehensive projects.
2024-08-20 11:14
HTML attachment about the grant updated to include closing date for applications.
2024-06-26 11:00
Updated ‘Details’ section to show Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant online checker is now live and closes 18 September 2024.Updated ‘How to apply’ guidance for comprehensive and veranda-only projects to include link to ‘Start’ button for online checker.
2024-05-28 12:07
Amended ‘About’ page to confirm we will start to invite eligible applicants to make a full application from October 2024.
2024-05-14 11:01
First published.