Asylum seekers have slept in emergency night shelters 60,000 times since last December
1 month ago

Asylum seekers have slept in emergency night shelters 60,000 times since last December

NL Times  

Since December last year, an average of 181 asylum seekers from Ter Apel have been taken to another location to sleep almost every day, because there were not enough beds in the registration center. Hence my frustration and anger.” Costs for emergency night shelter for asylum seekers run into the millions The use of emergency night shelters to relieve the pressure on the asylum seekers center in Ter Apel is causing extra high costs, according to Paula Lambeck, regional manager of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers. The asylum seekers who could not be accommodated there were taken to an emergency night shelter in another northern municipality, such as Stadskanaal and Nieuwe Pekela. Lambeck regrets that since December last year, an average of 181 asylum seekers have been brought to the emergency accommodation center almost every day because no space has been found for them at the registration center or elsewhere in the country.

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Refugee agency to appeal against fine, blames government policy
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Refugee agency to appeal against fine, blames government policy

Dutch News  

Refugee settlement agency COA is to appeal against a recent court ruling which will force it to pay compensation of €50,000 a day if too many asylum seekers stay at the Ter Apel reception centre. Meanwhile, COA officials told MPs on Wednesday morning that the current government’s policies are making it more difficult and more expensive to find places for …

‘Squalor’ of cramped rat-infested Home Office asylum seeker hotels revealed
6 months ago

‘Squalor’ of cramped rat-infested Home Office asylum seeker hotels revealed

The Independent  

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Huge rise in refugees becoming homeless in England as charities slam ‘dysfunctional’ system
8 months, 1 week ago

Huge rise in refugees becoming homeless in England as charities slam ‘dysfunctional’ system

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The number of homeless refugees seeking urgent housing from English …

Government asylum housing plans to cost millions more than hotels – watchdog
9 months ago

Government asylum housing plans to cost millions more than hotels – watchdog

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Audit Office said the Home Office expects …

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels
1 year, 4 months ago

Ministers accused of ‘disastrous failure’ as 50,000 asylum seekers in hotels

The Independent  

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Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’
1 year, 4 months ago

Ministers ‘would take until 2036 to removed failed asylum seekers at current rate’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government would take until 2036 to remove failed asylum seekers …

Cost of accommodating asylum seekers expected to be €3bn higher
1 year, 8 months ago

Cost of accommodating asylum seekers expected to be €3bn higher

Dutch News  

The cost of looking after asylum seekers in 2023 is expected to be €3 billion higher than originally forecast because of an increase in refugees coupled with an accommodation shortage, NRC reported on Tuesday. Asylum minister Eric van der Burg is trying to steer a law through parliament that would allow him to identify locations to accommodate asylum seekers over …

Cost of accommodating asylum seekers expected to be €3bn higher
1 year, 8 months ago

Cost of accommodating asylum seekers expected to be €3bn higher

Dutch News  

The cost of looking after asylum seekers in 2023 is expected to be €3 billion higher than originally forecast because of an increase in refugees coupled with an accommodation shortage, NRC reported on Tuesday. Asylum minister Eric van der Burg is trying to steer a law through parliament that would allow him to identify locations to accommodate asylum seekers over …

Home Office has 'had to find extra £2billion' to fund hotels for over 50,000 asylum seekers
1 year, 9 months ago

Home Office has 'had to find extra £2billion' to fund hotels for over 50,000 asylum seekers

Daily Mail  

The Home Office has reportedly been forced to shore up an extra £2million to pay for hotel rooms for asylum seekers after the Government admitted there was no deadline in sight to stop their use. The Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel in Kegworth has stopped taking bookings for the foreseeable future The Home Office has faced pressure from the …

No end in sight to refugee bed crisis, thousands could be homeless: NRC
1 year, 10 months ago

No end in sight to refugee bed crisis, thousands could be homeless: NRC

Dutch News  

The Netherlands faces ‘social disruption’ if there is no speedy solution to the shortage of housing for refugees, the NRC reported on Friday, quoting internal documents from settlement agency COA, the IND immigration service and justice ministry. The documents make it clear there is ‘no end in sight’ and that the agencies fear a couple of thousand refugees could end …

No end in sight to refugee bed crisis, thousands could be homeless: NRC
1 year, 10 months ago

No end in sight to refugee bed crisis, thousands could be homeless: NRC

Dutch News  

The Netherlands faces ‘social disruption’ if there is no speedy solution to the shortage of housing for refugees, the NRC reported on Friday, quoting internal documents from settlement agency COA, the IND immigration service and justice ministry. The documents make it clear there is ‘no end in sight’ and that the agencies fear a couple of thousand refugees could end …

Despite the crisis, the number of beds for refugees has gone down
2 years, 2 months ago

Despite the crisis, the number of beds for refugees has gone down

Dutch News  

The number of beds for asylum seekers has actually fallen, despite government efforts to get local authorities to allocate more places, junior justice minister Eric van der Burg said at the weekend. Many contracts for emergency accommodation between councils and refugee settlement agency COA expired at the end of September and the net reduction in beds is around 1,250, Van …

Despite the crisis, the number of beds for refugees has gone down
2 years, 2 months ago

Despite the crisis, the number of beds for refugees has gone down

Dutch News  

The number of beds for asylum seekers has actually fallen, despite government efforts to get local authorities to allocate more places, junior justice minister Eric van der Burg said at the weekend. Many contracts for emergency accommodation between councils and refugee settlement agency COA expired at the end of September and the net reduction in beds is around 1,250, Van …

Around 300 asylum seekers spend the night outdoors once again at Ter Apel
2 years, 4 months ago

Around 300 asylum seekers spend the night outdoors once again at Ter Apel

NL Times  

Around 300 people slept outside again at the registration center in Ter Apel, said a spokesperson for the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers. About 250 asylum seekers spent Friday night outside in Ter Apel. Ter Apel has been struggling for some time with great crowds because the flow of permit holders from reception locations to homes is …

Ter Apel asylum seekers spend another night outdoors, COA unable to find beds
2 years, 4 months ago

Ter Apel asylum seekers spend another night outdoors, COA unable to find beds

NL Times  

The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers searched in vain on Saturday for spots for asylum seekers at Ter Apel application center to sleep. As a result, at least 200 asylum seekers had to sleep outside, according to Nu.nl. The COA attempted to find housing for the asylum seekers all day on Saturday, speaking with municipalities and security …

Municipalities may be forced to create shelters for asylum seekers
2 years, 4 months ago

Municipalities may be forced to create shelters for asylum seekers

NL Times  

The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers may need to coerce municipalities to create shelters for refugees, according to the NOS. The process to cooperate with municipalities is taking too long, and meanwhile asylum seekers are sleeping without beds at reception centers, board member Joeri Kapteijns told Nieuwsuur. We need an agreement from municipalities, because it is acute," …

Refugee agency 'on verge of collapse' as vacancies top 1,000
2 years, 4 months ago

Refugee agency 'on verge of collapse' as vacancies top 1,000

Dutch News  

The Dutch refugee agency COA is on the verge of collapse, with almost one in three workers at the Ter Apel reception centre out sick, the NRC reported on Friday. The agency is currently taking care of 43,000 refugees, both people who have recently applied for asylum and over 15,000 who have been granted residency rights but cannot be housed …

Refugee agency 'on verge of collapse' as vacancies top 1,000
2 years, 4 months ago

Refugee agency 'on verge of collapse' as vacancies top 1,000

Dutch News  

The Dutch refugee agency COA is on the verge of collapse, with almost one in three workers at the Ter Apel reception centre out sick, the NRC reported on Friday. The agency is currently taking care of 43,000 refugees, both people who have recently applied for asylum and over 15,000 who have been granted residency rights but cannot be housed …

Record number of asylum seekers forced to sleep outside last night
2 years, 5 months ago

Record number of asylum seekers forced to sleep outside last night

NL Times  

At least 100 asylum seekers slept outside at the asylum center in Ter Apel overnight. According to an RTV Noord reporter at the scene, employees of the center let some asylum seekers in to spend the night in one of the waiting rooms just before 11:30 p.m. Around midnight, employees of the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers …

Asylum seekers slept outside at Ter Apel registration center
2 years, 5 months ago

Asylum seekers slept outside at Ter Apel registration center

NL Times  

Ten to twenty asylum seekers volunteered to spend the night outside at the asylum application center in Ter Apel. Waalre took in over 160 asylum seekers early on Tuesday evening to relieve the burden on the application center in Ter Apel, mayor Jan Boelhouwer of Waalre said. Because we receive asylum seekers an evening earlier, there is more room in …

Tents set up outside overcrowded asylum center
2 years, 7 months ago

Tents set up outside overcrowded asylum center

NL Times  

On Wednesday evening, the Red Cross set up tents at the overcrowded asylum application center in Ter Apel to give asylum seekers a place to sleep. Nevertheless, Red Cross director Marieke van Schaik called the situation in Ter Apel "an absolute low point" for asylum reception in the Netherlands. The situation in the overcrowded application center, where all new asylum …

Refugee advocates: Emergency asylum shelters fail to meet standards
3 years ago

Refugee advocates: Emergency asylum shelters fail to meet standards

NL Times  

The way in which refugees and asylum seekers are housed by the Netherlands in emergency reception locations is seriously lacking, according to VluchtelingenWerk, known in English as the Dutch Council for Refugees. The conclusions are the result of a study into the living conditions of 5,000 asylum seekers at 21 emergency reception locations, the Council says. Unlike the Dutch Council …

3,500 new spots for asylum seekers needed before 2022
3 years, 1 month ago

3,500 new spots for asylum seekers needed before 2022

NL Times  

The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers said they need 3,500 extra reception places for asylum seekers before the start of next year. According to the Minister of Internal Affairs Kajsa Ollongren and State Secretary of Justice Ankie Brokers-Knol in a letter to parliament., the first 600 spots have to be arranged by December 1. In addition, 500 …

Two asylum centers for refugees from safe countries plan to shut down
3 years, 2 months ago

Two asylum centers for refugees from safe countries plan to shut down

NL Times  

Ter Apel and Budel want to close asylum seeker reception centers for refugees from safe countries in an attempt to deter them from staying in the Netherlands, NOS reported. At the same time, asylum seeker reception seekers across the country have been struggling to accommodate refugees, chair of the Central Organ for Asylum Seeker Reception, Milo Schoenmaker told the AD. …

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