Want to get paid £70,000 to move to a remote island? Here’s how - but there’s a catch
The remote islands that will pay you to move there
- The Irish government is offering up to £70,000 (€84,000) to individuals willing to refurbish derelict properties on its remote offshore islands.
- This initiative, part of the "Our Living Islands" policy launched in 2023, aims to boost the populations of these isolated communities off the West Coast of Ireland.
- Properties eligible for the grant must be vacant or derelict, built before 2007, and have been unoccupied for at least two years.
- Applicants do not need to be Irish citizens, but the refurbished property must be used as a residential home for a minimum of 10 years, not as a holiday home or for short-term rentals.
- As of March, 35 applications have been received by relevant local authorities under the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant, with 22 already approved.