On this island, south of mainland Greece and northwest of Crete, the Greek Orthodox Church has introduced a plan to pay families to move there. “New residents will receive a home and a piece of land and will be paid €500 every month for the first three years they live there,” writes Expatriate Group.

Greece offers a unique relocation incentive for the remote island of Antikythera, where the local government and the Orthodox Church provide a monthly stipend of €500 for a period of three years. This totals approximately €18,000 in direct financial support. In addition to the cash allowance, the program often includes free housing and a plot of land for farming or building a business. However, this is not an open "grant" for everyone; the program is highly selective and specifically targets young families with at least three children and individuals with essential skills like fishing, baking, or construction. The goal is to repopulate the island, which currently has fewer than 50 permanent residents. While other regions in Greece occasionally offer tax breaks for digital nomads or remote workers (such as a 50% income tax exemption for seven years), the Antikythera incentive remains the only program providing a direct monthly paycheck to help families settle into island life.