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Netherlands puts 21 more municipalities under asylum accommodation supervision
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The municipalities must explain how they will meet their obligations under the dispersal law, taking the reported number under supervision to 63.
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The Dutch government has placed 21 more municipalities under supervision because they are accommodating too few asylum seekers, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Monday, 5 October. They must explain how they will comply with the dispersal law, which requires each municipality to accommodate an assigned number of asylum seekers. [1]
The newly supervised municipalities include Heerenveen, Zwartewaterland, Buren, Enkhuizen, Albrandswaard, Altena and Weert. ANP said asylum minister Bart van den Brink had previously placed 42 other municipalities under supervision, bringing the reported total to 63. [1]
If a municipality still falls short after active supervision, the government can arrange accommodation without its cooperation through a procedure called indeplaatsstelling. ANP reported that this stronger measure had not been used since the dispersal law was introduced in 2024. [1]
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