Complaints about homeless people doubled in five years
2 months ago

Complaints about homeless people doubled in five years

NL Times  

Since the coronavirus pandemic, an increasing number of Netherlands residents have experienced nuisance from homeless people. In five years, the number of complaints has almost doubled, according to police figures analyzed by ANP. The police have registered over 33,000 reports of nuisance from homeless people so far this year. As a result, more people are forced to live on the streets, which can lead to more perceived nuisance.” During the pandemic, the government temporarily sheltered homeless people in hotels and old prisons, among other things.

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Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister

Dutch News  

Some 30,600 adults of working age in the Netherlands are currently homeless, a rise of some 4,000 on a year ago, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Eight in 10 people classified as homeless are male and 36% of them are registered in the four big cities of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. “I would expect the war …

Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Homeless total tops 30,000, increase is worrying says minister

Dutch News  

Some 30,600 adults of working age in the Netherlands are currently homeless, a rise of some 4,000 on a year ago, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. Eight in 10 people classified as homeless are male and 36% of them are registered in the four big cities of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague and Utrecht. “I would expect the war …

Street nuisance reported far more frequently since pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

Street nuisance reported far more frequently since pandemic

NL Times  

The police received far more reports of nuisance on the street during the two years of the pandemic than before. The most substantial increase was seen in reports about young people causing a disturbance, NRC reports based on figures from the National Police. When the lockdowns closed schools and community centers, young people sought each other out on the street. …

Homelessness falls 11 percent to 32,000
3 years, 2 months ago

Homelessness falls 11 percent to 32,000

NL Times  

The group of homeless people in the Netherlands shrank for the second year in a row in 2021. Researchers from Statistics Netherlands especially noticed a decline in young homeless people aged 18 to 27. In the past five years, the group of young homeless people between 18 and 27 shrank considerably. The decrease in the number of homeless young people …

Spike in complaints about bothersome young people during pandemic
3 years, 4 months ago

Spike in complaints about bothersome young people during pandemic

NL Times  

The police are receiving more and more complaints about young people who cause nuisance. However, according to the police, the increase in complaints does not necessarily mean that young people really caused more nuisance: when people are at home they see more and may also report nuisance more quickly. The number of reports increased in all twelve provinces, but especially …

Fewer homeless people in the Netherlands after years of increase
3 years, 9 months ago

Fewer homeless people in the Netherlands after years of increase

NL Times  

As of January 2020, there were 36.000 homeless people in total in the Netherlands, which is the first time in years that the number has decreased. The last research in 2018 recorded 39.000 homeless people. According to the Statistics Netherlands, 8 of 10 homeless people are male and live in one of the four biggest cities in the country. The …

Dutch gov't, municipalities must do more to fight homelessness: Advisory council
4 years, 8 months ago

Dutch gov't, municipalities must do more to fight homelessness: Advisory council

NL Times  

The Dutch State and municipalities are not doing enough to tackle homelessness, the council for public health and society RVS said in a report titled 'Recovery begins with a home' presented to State Secretary Paul Blokhuis of Public Health on Tuesday. Last year Statistics Netherlands reported that the number of homeless people in the Netherlands more than doubled from 17,800 …

Homelessness in Netherlands doubled in 10 years: report
4 years, 10 months ago

Homelessness in Netherlands doubled in 10 years: report

NL Times  

Homelessness in the Netherlands doubled over the past decade to around 40 thousand homeless people, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands. Due to an increasingly lack of available housing and money for counseling, the Netherlands' large municipalities are no longer able to effectively combat homelessness. Housing corporations set counseling - for example in financial matters - as a condition when …

Homelessness in Netherlands more than doubled since 2009
5 years, 4 months ago

Homelessness in Netherlands more than doubled since 2009

NL Times  

The number of homeless 18- to 65-year-olds in the Netherlands more than doubled from 17,800 in 2009 to 39,300 last year. The number of homeless people between the ages of 18 and 30 years tripled duirng this period, as has the number of homeless people with a non-Western migration background, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. The number of homeless people …

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