Mrs Down's Diary

OUR single payment scheme fiasco drags on. We have just had official notification from the rural payments agency that we have not been given the correct amount of 'set a side' land, due to an error on their part.

This was after we had to point out to them that we did indeed meet the correct requirements, after a partial payment in May.

So they have made a mistake, very sorry etc, etc, but unfortunately they need to 'implement an adjustment system to recalculate'. Numeracy lessons I take it.

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Despite their apology, the rural payments agency is still not in a position to do anything about it 'for some time yet'. Must be up to more tricks in Newcastle as it has taken them five months to answer our letter.

For full feature see West Sussex Gazette November 8