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Single Payment Scheme 2009 - Modulation Rate

You may have received a 2009 entitlements statement and/or a 2009 claim statement in recent weeks.

The claim statement shows details of modulation charges, unlike the entitlements statement, which shows entitlement value before modulation.

2009 modulation charges have been applied differently to previous years, in particular relating to no European modulation charge on the first €5000 of SFP. This amount is only subject to National modulation at 14%. The example below shows how modulation is deducted from a 2009 claim.

• Up to €5,000 is subject to 14% National Modulation and 0% European Modulation.
• €5,000 to €300,000 is subject to 12% National Modulation and 7% European Modulation.
• Over €300,000 is subject to 8% National Modulation and 11% European Modulation.

The most recent figures from the RPA suggest that at 31st December 2009, nearly 85% of the 107,500 claimants had been paid.

If your payment has not yet been received, the most common reasons suggested by the RPA are:

• Delays following a remote sensing inspection. If you have received a letter about remote sensing inspections, please ensure that you have responded to it, as 2009 payments cannot be made until the results have been confirmed.
• Delays following a physical inspection, cross compliance inspections, changes to land classification or correction of entitlements. Payments will be made as soon as checks and necessary corrections have been made to the claim.
• If you have claimed Aid for Energy Crops, validation and payment cannot be completed unless an ENC9 form has been completed and returned.


There are still cases of 2009 payment being held up due to unresolved issues in previous years claims.
If you require any information about SFP schemes, please contact AKC on 01380 724687 or email:

Simon Bennett – simon.bennett@akcagric.co.uk
Jenna Copp – jenna.copp@akcagric.co.uk
Aimee Graville – aimee.graville@akcagric.co.uk