Direct payment will impact on restructured schemes
Priority category bands have been increased, from 200,000 litres (about 44,000 gals), to 250,000 (about 55,000 gals) in Category 1 and from 300,000 (about 66,000 gals) to 350,000 litres (about 77,000 gals) in Category 2. Category 3 will therefore be above 350,000 litres (about 77,000 gals).
Priority re-allocation of the restructuring pool continues to successors of producers who sold into restructuring schemes in the past, and lessees unable to renew existing leases. And 25% of the available pool will be prioritised to new and recent entrants.
