The total funding for the Areas of Natural Constraints scheme is €250 million for the 2021 scheme.
The current rates of payment for the various categories of land under the Areas of Natural Constraints scheme are set out in the table below.
|
Land Category
|
Area
|
2021 Rate
|
|
|
|
|
|
Category 1
|
First 12 Hectares
|
€148.00
|
|
Category 1
|
13 - 34 Hectares
|
€112.00
|
|
Category 2
|
First 10 Hectares
|
€111.00
|
|
Category 2
|
11 – 30 Hectares
|
€104.00
|
|
Category 3
|
First 8 Hectares
|
€93.00
|
|
Category 3
|
9 – 30 Hectares
|
€88.25
|
|
Areas of Specific Constraints (Island farming)
|
First 20 Hectares
|
€250.00
|
|
Areas of Specific Constraints (Island farming)
|
21-34 Hectares
|
€170.00
|
|
Areas of Specific Constraints (Island farming)
|
35-40 Hectares
|
€70.00
|
Below is the estimated amount of each type of land eligible for the ANC Scheme.
|
Designation
|
Area (Hectares)
|
|
ANC CAT1
|
1,238,306.08
|
|
ANC CAT2
|
1,444,851.76
|
|
ANC CAT3
|
571,758.01
|
|
ASC CAT1
|
18,754.32
|
|
ASC CAT2
|
73,058.54
|
|
ASC CAT3
|
326,412.81
|
|
ISLAND
|
15,175.02
|
Applicants who hold lands which are no longer eligible, following the completed re-designation of ANC lands in 2019, will receive a degressive payment in 2021 of €25 per qualifying hectare.
It is proposed that the current financial allocation of €250m per annum will remain unchanged under the new CAP for 2023-2027 and that the payment rates set out above, including the different categories of land and the degressive structure, will be maintained.
