In answer to Guest's question, probably not even that. The BBC pays at source. and in the case of MCPS it is divided by percentage of plays. So effectively If in one month there some superstar gets the most plays on air and his record is 25% of the allotted airtime, then the next act does fifteen percent and so on down, the average folk singer will not register. So five plays does not mean five payments if the percentage is negligible. This is why a lot of people are refusing to enter an agreement with MCPS, and ignoring the system. The PRS system is a bit better, and I'm not too familiar with it other than the songwriter rarely ends up with the dosh. Usually there is a publishing company stood n the way with their hand out to grab any payment.
It is one of the few things that are not the BBC's fault.