The council sees a number of advantages in accommodating more people than is requested by the government. If a larger asylum center is created, the COA (Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers) will take over a number of tasks, making it less work for the municipality. “The larger the facility, the more the COA regulates.” The compensation for large-scale shelters is also higher and asylum seekers on the military site do not compete with other housing seekers in Lopik.
Lopik is looking at old military grounds for a possible asylum seeker center
