Tag: STATUS HOLDERS
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…
Widening the A27 near Amelisweerd and building in the polder: this is what Wilders wants for Utrecht
It has been discussed for years: should additional lanes be added to the A27 motorway, even if trees in the Amelisweerd forest are cut down to achieve this? The PVV…
Eemnes divided over priority for status holders in social housing: ‘Amersfoorters are already outsiders’
The average time it takes for a resident of Eemnes to find social housing is three years and three months, a spokesperson for the municipality of Eemnes said. The search…
Flex housing installed in Wijk bij Duurstede, why are other municipalities unable to do so?
The government has made 18 million euros available for the construction of 1,500 flexible homes in the province. Wijk bij Duurstede is the second municipality where houses have actually been…
All social housing in Eemnes for the rest of the year to status holders
This does not necessarily mean that nine homes have to be released, because families may also have to be housed there. Still, Havinga thinks that achieving the assignment this year…
Political majority for two additional permanent asylum seekers’ centers in Utrecht
The PvdA in particular, which is part of the coalition, still kept the debate local, and therefore focused on the Utrecht situation. Councilor Hester Assen was critical of the council:…