Recent research indicates that more than 20,000 individuals are currently homeless in Amsterdam and The Hague. This was one of the results in the most recent ETHOS survey of the Utrecht University of Applied Sciences and the Kansfonds, which showed over 1 percent of people in this area are underhoused. The study notes the ever-growing social issue of homelessness, with people in urban areas living on the street and women homeless in higher proportions.
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Homelessness in The Netherlands is Rising
This is the third ETHOS count of multiple municipalities, including Amsterdam-Amstelland, The Hague, Noordkop, Eindhoven, IJssel-Vecht, Maastricht-Heuvelland, Maassluis-Vlaardingen-Schiedam, Valleiregio and Zaanstreek. In total, there were 28,721 homeless people, including almost 25,000 adults and about 4,000 children.
Researchers observed that there are many kinds of homelessness in the Netherlands.
For example, Annabel Scheepers of Utrecht University of Applied Sciences made clear the variety of people experiencing homelessness - adult men, women, teenagers, and children can be homeless. There is a common assumption, or stereotype, that homeless adults live on the street, which is not the case for many; 31 percent stay with family or friends, and 18 percent live in unconventional housing, for example, cars, sheds or mobile housing, thus these examples of "hidden homelessness" still create problems.
Cities Request National Support
City representatives reported they are worried about the ongoing issues.
Amsterdam mayor Rutger Groot Wassink and The Hague mayor Mariëlle Vavier have asked the national government to implement a "distribution law for accommodations of homeless families." They also reminded that substantial cities are left with families in insufficiently secure housing when families have no connection to that city.
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