Minister Heydon confirms commencement of €350m in balancing payments for BISS, CRISS, ANC and CISYF

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has confirmed that the balancing payments under the 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), Complementary Redistribution Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) and Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) schemes have commenced today along with payments under the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CISYF).

The commencement of the BISS and CRISS balancing payments will bring the total paid, including CISYF, to €819 million with 116,681 farmers now in receipt of a payment under this scheme. This means that €281 million will issue to farmers from today in the form of a balancing payment, with 98.4% of eligible applicants now in receipt of a payment under this scheme.

Payments totalling €37 million have also issued to 96,000 farmers under the ANC scheme, bringing the total paid to €241 million with over 99% of eligible applicants now in receipt of a payment under this scheme.

Speaking on the payments Minister Heydon said:

The Minister also confirmed that payments under the 2025 Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CISYF) will also commence today with a total of €32 million being paid out under the scheme.

Minister Heydon said:

Minister Heydon added:

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.

Notes to Editor

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.