Asylum Seekers in Zoetermeer

Status holders are people who have come to the Netherlands because it is not safe in their country of origin. They have applied for asylum in the Netherlands and been granted a residence permit. The municipality of Zoetermeer, like all other municipalities, has a legal obligation to provide shelter for status holders. Each year, the municipality must house a minimum number of status holders.

Temporary housing

Due to the housing shortage, it is difficult for the municipality to provide housing for everyone. That is why the municipality is also looking for temporary housing for status holders—for example, in hotels or converted office buildings. The municipality receives a subsidy from the national government for these temporary housing arrangements. This allows the newcomers to begin their integration process while they wait for permanent housing.

Locations

Currently, status holders are housed on Danny Kayelaan, in the former NH Hotel. The municipal executive has decided that, by the end of 2026, status holders will also be housed in residential facilities on Boerhaavelaan and Orfeoschouw. In addition, a number of status holders who do not yet have their own homes are still living in the asylum seekers’ center.

More information

For questions about integration in Zoetermeer: Integration

For more information about housing for status holders: Housing for Refugees—What’s the Deal? | Vluchtelingenwerk