Finding the more than 500 places is a major challenge, according to asylum councilor Rachel Streefland. “The great pressure on shelter for people who have become homeless from the Netherlands or abroad, shelter for refugee Ukrainians, a shortage of suitable locations, a great scarcity of housing, which means that people in various forms of shelter cannot move into housing,” Streefland sums up. on. Municipal finances are also under pressure.
Distribution law for the municipality of Utrecht ‘very big challenge’: 574 extra places needed for asylum seekers
