Calabria: How to move to Calabria – Italian village will pay you N13.6m to move in

 

The region of Calabria in Italy has revealed its plans to offer up to €28,000 ($33,000) to people that are willing to move into the village.

The villages in the region with barely 2,000 inhabitants will pay the sum over a maximum of three years.

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Calabria: How to move to Calabria – Italian village will pay you N13.6m to move in

With this plan, the local government hopes to reverse years of population decline.

How to Move to Calabria and Access the funds

In order to get the funds, new residents must also commit to kickstarting a small business, either from scratch or by taking up preexisting offers of specific professionals wanted by the towns.

There are a few other catches too.
Applicants must take up residency and — sorry boomers — be a maximum of 40 years old. They must be ready to relocate to Calabria within 90 days from their successful application.

It’s hoped the offer will attract pro-active young people and millennials eager to work.

Gianluca Gallo, a regional councilor reveals that the monthly income could be in the range of €1,000-€800 for two to three years.

Alternatively, there could be one off funding to support the launch of a new commercial activity — be it a B&B, restaurant, bar, rural farm, or store.

“We’re honing the technical details, the exact monthly amount and duration of the funds, and whether to include also slightly larger villages with up to 3,000 residents,” he tells CNN.

“We’ve had so far a huge interest from villages and hopefully, if this first scheme works, more are likely to follow in coming years.”

Dubbed “active residency income,” the project aims to boost the appeal of Calabria as a spot for “south-work” — the rebranded southern Italy version of remote working — explains Gianpietro Coppola, mayor of Altomonte, who contributed to the scheme.