Press release
Balancing payments commence for BISS, CRISS and CISYF
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has confirmed that the balancing payments under the 2024 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistribution of Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) schemes have commenced today.
The commencement of the BISS and CRISS balancing payments will bring the total paid under the 2024 Scheme to €807 million with 116,449 farmers now in receipt of a payment under this scheme. This means that €270 million will issue to farmers from today in the form of a balancing payment, with 98% of eligible applicants now in receipt of a payment under this scheme.
Minister McConalogue said:
“The BISS is designed to provide a direct income support to Irish farmers to underpin their continued sustainability and viability. This €807 million, paid under the 2024 BISS and CRISS, is a vital support for farm families across the country and to the overall rural economy.”
The Minister also confirmed that payments under the 2024 Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CISYF) will also commence today. With a total of €31 million being paid out under this scheme today to 5,584 young farmers, Minister McConalogue said:
“Supporting young people to kick start their careers in farming is important not only to those individual young farmers but to the sector at large as they are so important to its future. To help them succeed in their businesses, I trebled the value of the young farmers payments in this current CAP programme and I am glad to see many young farmers now benefitting from the scheme.”
The Minister added:
"Payments will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days and my department will continue to process, as a matter of urgency, all remaining cases for payment as any outstanding queries are addressed.”
The Minister urged any farmers who have outstanding queries to respond to his department as soon as possible to facilitate payment.
Farmers wishing to contact the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding their BISS or CISYF payment, can ring the Direct Payments Helpline at 057-8674422. Farmers can also submit any queries they may have online via https://agfood.agriculture.gov.ie/sso-auth-ui-applicant/#/login, where a detailed breakdown of payments can also be accessed.
The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) replaced the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2023.
Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) is often referred to as “front loading”. It is designed to redistribute CAP funds from larger farms to medium and smaller sized farms. CRISS is paid to all active farmers on their first 30 hectares.
The Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CISYF) is a payment made to farmers under the age of 40 who are educated in agriculture to help them succeed in farming. It can be paid for up to five years.
The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) are funded by the EU.
It is important to note that payments may take up to five days to reach farmers' accounts.