One of the solutions developed in recent months to ease the short-term pressure on asylum admissions has so far not worked. In total, about 2,500 status holders are expected to stay in the hotels, but so far only 30 seats have been found. The Center for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) reports this to NU.nl.
The aim of the program was to reduce the pressure on Ter Apel’s overcrowded practice center in the short term. Asylum seekers who are there cannot be transferred to other parts of the country because there are almost no empty beds in these shelters.
This is largely because status holders still occupy a bed there, while they should already have a living space there. Municipalities are unable to achieve their objectives due to the severe housing shortage. That’s why delays are important. About fourteen thousand status holders were ‘locked up’ in centers where asylum seekers are held.
At the end of March, the cabinet signed an agreement with the COA security zones to quickly accommodate status holders in hotels in their place of residence. Then they can already start integrating.
Hotels don’t get off the ground because they don’t want to, according to a COA spokesperson. The regulations remain in force.
Structural solution not yet visible
Recently, many municipalities have created temporary emergency shelters, but refugees regularly have to sleep on chairs or stay overnight in tents. That is why the cabinet decided last week to create a crisis structure. Several times a week there are consultations with local authorities and other organizations about how to solve the crisis.
On Monday evening, the mayors met with the ministers responsible for the Security Council. The government and municipalities would prefer to abolish emergency crisis care, but a more structural solution must be found in the short term.
The office is also looking for a medium-term solution with municipalities. For example, status holders must be accommodated more quickly. Minister Hugo de Jonge (Massa Wonen) wants to accelerate the construction of fifteen thousand modular homes, among other things. It is also investigating how government real estate can be used.
Source: NU
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