The Sustainable Farming Incentive cap has been reached for 2025/26 (at £1.05 billion) and the UK government have stopped accepting new applications. The next update will follow in May. The Higher-Level Stewardship payments are increasing across a range of options (for all existing agreement holders). Environmental Land Management (ELM) standalone Capital Grants will re-open in summer for applications. To read the update in full, click on this link :
UK Government Budget Update
