Almere gets tent camp to house 450 refugees as housing crisis worsens
3 years, 3 months ago

Almere gets tent camp to house 450 refugees as housing crisis worsens

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Soldiers were drafted in to put up marquees as emergency accommodation for 450 refugees in Almere this weekend. All refugee centres in the Netherlands are currently full, including emergency centres and people have been sleeping on chairs and camp beds in Ter Apel, where all new arrivals report to be registered. The shortage of accommodation is due both an increase in refugee numbers and to the nationwide housing crisis, which means there is nowhere for asylum seekers who have been granted refugee status to move to. Some 11,000 out of 30,000 beds in regular refugee centres are currently lived in by people who have residency permits and are waiting to be settled in normal housing. Slow to act Tilburg mayor Theo Weterings told television current affairs show Nieuwsuur on Sunday night that just one of the 12 Dutch provinces had submitted plans for new refugee housing, even though this should have been done last year.

History of this topic

Refugees were allocated 6% of social housing in 2021
1 year ago
Rules to spread refugees nationwide come a step nearer
1 year, 3 months ago
Rules to spread refugees nationwide come a step nearer
1 year, 3 months ago
More young refugees arrive in Ter Apel, housing crisis continues
1 year, 4 months ago
More young refugees arrive in Ter Apel, housing crisis continues
1 year, 4 months ago
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1 year, 5 months ago
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1 year, 10 months ago
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1 year, 10 months ago
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1 year, 11 months ago
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1 year, 11 months ago
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2 years ago
Netherlands needs 20,000 more shelter spots for Ukrainian refugees
2 years, 1 month ago
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2 years, 2 months ago
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2 years, 2 months ago
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2 years, 2 months ago
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2 years, 2 months ago
Just one council offers space for child refugees after minister's appeal
2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 3 months ago
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2 years, 5 months ago
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2 years, 5 months ago
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2 years, 5 months ago
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2 years, 5 months ago
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2 years, 5 months ago
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2 years, 7 months ago
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2 years, 9 months ago
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2 years, 9 months ago
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2 years, 10 months ago
Minister admits there was no legal basis for refugee housing demand
3 years ago
Minister admits there was no legal basis for refugee housing demand
3 years ago
Minister chooses five locations for emergency refugee centres
3 years, 1 month ago
Refugee charity sounds the alarm over poor conditions in emergency centres
3 years, 1 month ago
Refugee charity sounds the alarm over poor conditions in emergency centres
3 years, 1 month ago
Refugee advocates: Emergency asylum shelters fail to meet standards
3 years, 1 month ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 2 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
Safety boards agree to act on housing for refugees as crisis deepens
3 years, 3 months ago
Safety boards agree to act on housing for refugees as crisis deepens
3 years, 3 months ago
Almere gets tent camp to house 450 refugees as housing crisis worsens
3 years, 3 months ago
Refugee centres are full, thousands of emergency beds are needed
3 years, 3 months ago
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3 years, 3 months ago
New asylum seekers will be put up in tents, justice ministry officials say
4 years, 10 months ago
Despite the fall in refugee numbers, more beds are still needed
4 years, 11 months ago

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