"Not to work specific jobs. Not to invest. Just to be under 35 and breathe their air. Applications open next month and nobody knows about it. The island is dying. Average age hitting 50. Schools closing. Businesses can't find workers. Portuguese kids all fled to Lisbon or London. So now they're paying foreigners to come save their island, and Americans are sleeping on it while competing for $3,000 studio apartments in Austin."
"It's called "Apoio ao Regresso" but there's also the new youth initiative that's even better. €500 monthly for 12-24 months if you: Are 18-35 years old Move to Madeira Stay at least 2 years Have a pulse That's it. That's the requirement list. They'll also cover: The Portuguese government is so desperate they're basically paying you a salary to exist on their island. But Americans are too busy fighting over overpriced mainland cities to notice."
"Madeira had 260,000 people in 2011. Now it's 236,000 and dropping. The young people left. The old people are dying. Do the math on where this ends. Villages in the mountains are literally empty. Beautiful stone houses sitting abandoned. Schools that had 200 kids now have 20. The government did the projection: At current rates, half the island will be abandoned by 2040."
Madeira is offering €500 per month for 12–24 months to people aged 18–35 who move to the island and commit to staying at least two years. The policy targets new long-term residents rather than tourists or investors. The island's population fell from 260,000 in 2011 to 236,000 and keeps declining, raising the average age toward 50, emptying mountain villages, and shrinking school enrollments. Projections show half the island could be abandoned by 2040 at current rates. The incentive aims to restore families, businesses, workers, and local services to stabilize communities.
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