Tag: STATUS HOLDERS
The municipality wants to quickly use space at Lunetten station for 450 flexible homes
“The housing shortage in our city requires us to make good use of this space now, so that Utrecht residents can find a home more quickly. This is a place…
Mayor Isabella does not need to be removed from the ‘Houten Hub’ file
Houten – The mayor of Houten, Gilbert Isabella, does not need to be removed from the ‘Houten Hub’ file. The judge announced this yesterday in a summary judgment. The ‘Houten…
In Houten, the proponents and opponents of an asylum seekers’ center are diametrically opposed to each other: ‘Just let them come’
A boy walking past the meadow where the shelter is to be located shrugs his shoulders about the Houten Hub. “I’ve heard of it, but I don’t care,” he says.…
Syrian family threatens to be expelled from asylum seekers’ center after being refused housing
According to the judge, it is undesirable for minors to end up on the street. The youngest of the family is just eleven years old. “By refusing the home, you…
‘As a highly educated, white enclave’, Bunnik believes that it should accommodate asylum seekers’ centers
“We understand that it is necessary,” says Bunniker Oscar Larik. “Almost everyone is doing very well and then it is your job to contribute.” He is therefore completely in favor…
Anyone who does not have priority in the housing market actually has no chance, says this professor
Province of Utrecht – The waiting time for a social rental home in Utrecht is on average eleven years. Waiting times are also increasing outside the city; in Bunschoten and…
Eemnes places 32 young asylum seekers in a bungalow park: ‘It will be a large family with many children’
“We don’t know who they are yet, but it is a group that we want to work hard for,” says councilor Mirjam Havinga. “Given the supply, there is a good…
Utrecht will temporarily accommodate status holders in Ibis hotel
Many Dutch municipalities are lagging behind in housing status holders. The government has set them a target, but a large number of municipalities are not meeting this this year. As…
Status holders do not wait for deportation, but leave asylum seekers’ centers in Amersfoort voluntarily
As an asylum seeker you are entitled to reception from the COA. This right ends, among other things, when an asylum application is granted and suitable housing has been found.…
Almost all Utrecht municipalities are behind in housing status holders
Councilor Havinga then announced that he did not expect to achieve the target even with this rigorous measure. “About thirty to fifty homes become available in Eemnes every year. If…