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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
The stunning Swiss village that is offering people £15,000 to move there and it will even pay your expenses - but there's a catch
A stunning village in Switzerland that boasts views of the Alps is offering pay people to relocate there, in an attempt to welcome more families to the area. Set in the southwest of Switzerland, Albinen is offering 20,000 Swiss Francs (approximately £18,000) to anyone willing to uproot their life for the European spot, in a bid to combat continuing depopulation of the stunning area. For families, an additional 10,000 Swiss Francs (£9,000) is up for grabs for each child, according to travel website Holiday Pirates. While it sounds almost too good to be true, there is a big catch that comes with the lucrative cash offer. Prospective movers will need to be able to fork out up to 200,000 Swiss Francs (£180,000) for a home in the picturesque village. They will also need to be under 45 years of age to register for the scheme. But that's not the biggest requirement. To get the big payout, you'll also need to commit to living in Albinen for 10 years and eventually become a citizen of Switzerland. The quiet village of Albinen dates back to 100BC. Its first church was constructed in 1861, with the first post office opening in 1895, followed by the first grocery store in 1906. Switzerland isn't the only country offering to pay people to move there, with neighbouring country Italy also offering monetary incentives. Sardinia is offering to pay €15,000 if you move to a rural area and renovate a home. It's from a gigantic fund worth €45million to combat depopulation and isolation. However, the criteria is also strict, and those looking to take the deal need to move to a town with no more than 3,000 inhabitants and make Sardinia their permanent residence within 18 months.
South China Morning Post
18-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Two weeks' free accommodation offered by German city in bid to attract new residents
An eastern German city is offering two weeks of free lodgings in a bid to attract new residents as it continues to grapple with depopulation some 35 years after reunification. Successful applicants will be eligible to spend two weeks in a furnished flat in Eisenhüttenstadt, some 100km (62 miles) southeast of Berlin, from September 6-20, the city administration said. Like many other regions in the former communist East Germany, Eisenhüttenstadt has seen a sharp population decline in the decades after German reunification, with younger people in particular moving away to look for work elsewhere. City official Julia Basan noted that the current population has declined to some 24,000 in recent years, from around 50,000 in 1990. Eisenhüttenstadt was initially designed for a population of 30,000. Located on Germany's eastern edge on the border with Poland, Eisenhüttenstadt was founded in 1950 to provide accommodation for workers at a newly established steelworks.
