Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme

The Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme opens for claims on the 1^st September.  The scheme has an annual budget of €8 million and payment rates will depend on number of animals claimed each year.  However, the rate is estimated at around €100 per ewe hogg. Businesses that rely on rough grazing; those with 80% or more of agricultural land in Payment Region 3 and less than 200 hectares of agricultural land in Payment Region 1 are eligible.  Payments are made on homebred ewe hoggs that are kept on farm or croft from October in the year claimed to 31^st March the following year.  There is an upper payment limit of one ewe hogg to every four hectares. The subsidy can be claimed online or using the claim form (https://www.ruralpayments.org/publicsite/futures/topics/your-business/forms/susss-claim-form), claims must be submitted by 16^th October.