Ireland Will Pay People up to $92,000 to Move to Idyllic Remote Islands
Ireland offers generous cash grants for those who want to live on remote islands off its western coast.
To meet the funding criteria, people must buy property on one of the idyllic islands.
The new initiative will come into effect on July 1.
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Ireland announced a new scheme offering generous cash grants to people willing to move to approximately 30 islands of the country's wild west coast. But some prerequisites have to be met to receive the funds.
The "Our Living Islands" scheme offers up to €84,000 (about $92,000) to people who want to move to the beautiful, sparsely populated islands on the Atlantic coast — which are not connected to the mainland by bridges and cut off by the tides.
Options include Inis Mór, which was used as a filming location for the recent hit film "The Banshees of Inisherin," as well as Árainn Mhór, a "rich and vibrant" island off the coast of Donegal.
"The aim of this policy is to ensure that sustainable, vibrant communities can continue to live — and thrive — on the offshore islands for many years to come," according to the government.
The new initiative will come into effect on July 1.
Long empty, winding country road on hilly heighth on Arranmore island, county Donegal, Ireland. Esther Moliné/Getty Images
The goal is to refurbish vacant or derelict buildings on islands into long-term homes as part of a broader initiative to revitalize life and the community on the islands, and increase the population, the government said.
Vacant Home Officers will identify empty and derelict properties on our island.
"As a result of delivering this policy, we will see more people living on the islands and more people working on our islands, with good career prospects, regardless of where their employer is headquartered," Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys, said in a statement to receive any funding. However, a person must own property on one of the islands built before 1993 that has been vacant for at least two years.
Once the money is granted, it can only be used for redecoration, installing insulation, and structural improvements.
Something else to consider is that while anyone can own property in Ireland, that doesn't necessarily guarantee the right to live in the country, according to CNN.
Source: Business Insider
