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Establish an Islands Bond to attract people to depopulating islands
Last updated 3 years ago
SNP Manifesto 2021, p.75To help stem depopulation, we will establish an Islands Bond – offering 100 bonds of up to £50,000 to young people and families to stay in or to move to islands currently threatened by depopulation. The bonds will support people to buy homes, start businesses and otherwise make their lives for the long term in these communities...
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This pledge is in progress. The Scottish Government announced a twelve-week consultation on the Islands Bond in August 2021.
“Addressing depopulation on Scotland’s islands” (Scottish Government, 2nd August 2021)