Defra have at last put some meat on the bones of the guidance for applying to claim the English Lump Sum Exit Scheme – unfortunately the guidance is still lean in some areas. Full current guidance is at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/lump-sum-payments-for-farmers-who-leave-or-retire-from-farming-and-delinked-payments/lump-sum-exit-scheme-and-delinked-payments-how-the-payments-will-work If you claim the Lump Sum, you would not be able to claim BPS going forward…
