16 October 2025

BISS and CRISS payments set to roll

Advance payments under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) are expected to begin today, Thursday, October 16.

Announced yesterday by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon T.D., these advance payments total €510.9 million and are set to be paid to 110,499 farms. Successful applicants to both schemes can expect an advanced payment rate of 70%, with Minister Heydon noting that payments will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.

“These payments are a critical element of family farm income and, also make a significant contribution to the wider rural economy,” Minister Heydon said.

He also noted that his department will continue to process, as a matter of urgency, all remaining cases for payment as they meet scheme criteria, and he urged any farmers with outstanding requests for documentation to return it to allow payments to issues.

Payments under the 2025 Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme (ANC), which commenced last month, are also continuing as more cases are cleared for payment and 2025 payments under the Eco-Scheme will commence from next week.