How to claim for an annual health and welfare review of livestock
Find out when you can claim, what you'll need and how to claim.
From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Rural Payments Agency
Applies to England
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When to claim
You can claim funding after the vet has visited your farm to carry out the review and given you a written report and a summary of the review.
You must claim within 6 months from the date you accept your agreement offer.
If the review has not taken place and you need more time, contact the Rural Payments Agency (RPA).
If the review has taken place and you have a good reason why you cannot make your claim within 6 months such as illness, contact the RPA as soon as you can.
Information you’ll need to provide
When you claim you’ll need to share the:
- date when the vet last visited the farm to carry out the review
- date the vet completed endemic disease or condition testing
- name of the vet
- vet's Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) number
- laboratory unique reference number (URN) for the test results
The summary the vet will give you will include this information.
Claim funding
Find out how to claim funding.
Get help with your claim
Contact the RPA if you:
- decide you do not want a review after you have accepted the agreement offer
- cannot apply or claim online or have a question about your claim
Have your agreement number with you when you call or include it in your letter or email.
Rural Payments Agency
PO Box 352
Worksop
S80 9FG
- Email: ruralpayments@defra.gov.uk
- Telephone: 03000 200 301
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm, except bank holidays