Did you know that you could get paid to live in Italy? This is the case in the city of Mantua which has announced that it is looking for new residents. The city's municipality has offered a contribution of 150 euros per month for one year to those who move to the city located in Italy's Lombardy region. In order to increase the number of inhabitants in the city, the local council has decided to make 400,000 euros available (200,000 from September 2023 and another 200,000 for next year) to finance one hundred applications each year.
According to statements made by the mayor Mattia Palazzi to various newspapers, the aim is to "attract new residents while at the same time trying to promote the renovation of the many vacant houses in the city, which are often ignored by their owners": Both families and individual citizens can take part in the call for new residents, which will be issued in June. The scheme will be aimed at professionals with salaries of around 1200-1500 euros per month and who will have to sign a rental contract for at least one year. There will be an income threshold yet to be established, while this particular get paid to move to Italy application for 2023 will soon be available.
"There will be many new job offers in the next two years," the mayor assured. "There are several companies that are investing and setting up in Mantua, particularly in the logistics sector. In addition to the Valdaro port, we are seeing the growth of several companies including Adidas, Corneliani (now expanding after the crisis), Opto Engineering and MyNet, which are hiring young people."