FOI/202000042277 · FOI · released
Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) statistics: FOI release
Information requested
1. How many individual claims have made in each year? 2. How many hoggs have been claimed in each year? 3. What has been the payment rate per hogg in each year? 4. What is the total amount paid out in each year? 5. Following inspections how many hoggs have been disqualified in each year? 6. How much has been the amount paid in penalties in each year? 7. What is the difference in amount claimed and what was paid out once disqualified hoggs excluded?
Response
I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested. Some data for 2019 is not yet available as payments are on-going.
Data requested 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 1. How many individual claims have been made in each year? (*returned as number of unique businesses submitting an application) 1393 1101 1181 1143 1190 2. How many hoggs have been claimed in each year? 118102 112749 118268 106763 117282 3. What has been the payment rate per hogg in each year? €78.12 €77.08 €70.67 €76.58 €70.00 4. What is the total amount paid out in each year? €7,469,240.69 €7,584,877.49 €7,715,145.54 €7,615,806.80 Not yet available 5. Following inspections how many hoggs have been disqualified in each year? (*returned animals deducted with penalty) 1475 4771 1470 1875 651 6. How much has been the amount paid in penalties in each year? €211,343.70 €417,541.60 €101,902.70 €166,403.50 Not yet available 7. What is the difference in amount claimed and what was paid out once disqualified hoggs excluded? (*returned as difference between initial application claim value and claim value after withdrawals and administrative or on the spot checks) €311,855.04 €523,064.88 €221,338.44 €275,917.74 Not yet available
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