Support for Dairy Farmers in England and Wales

A new hardship fund announced on 6 May will allow dairy farmers in England and Wales to access grants of up to £10,000 each. The fund opened for applications on 18 June. Those who have experienced 25% price losses over April and May will be eligible to access the funding and are entitled to up to £10,000 each to cover 70% of losses.

To be eligible for the funding, farmers will need to demonstrate that they have suffered a reduction in the average price paid for their milk of 25% or more in April 2020 when compared with February 2020. Eligible farmers can submit applications directly to the RPA from 18 June, with payments expected from 6 July. The deadline for applications was originally 14 August 2020 but has been extended to 11 September 2020.

Applications and further guidance for English farmers can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dairy-response-fund-2020?utm_source=09cd74b9-1b6d-44f0-8092-3b9a9cf6e474&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate

Further guidance for Welsh farmers can be found here:

https://gov.wales/dairy-support-scheme-using-rpw-online-apply

If you need help please get in touch with your usual Dodd & Co contact or email hello@doddaccountants.co.uk

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