Municipalities want discussion on holders of housing status: “This cannot be the intention”

WEST TIMELINE – Municipalities in West Frisia want a meeting with State Secretary Ankie Broekers-Knol (Justice and Security) on housing status holders. The region must find accommodation for 161 of them in the first half of this year.

And that’s double compared to the second half of 2020. Something for that all municipalities in North Holland applies. Hoorn’s alderman, Marjon van der Ven, looked surprised when she received the letter from the secretary of state in November. “I think that’s a lot. We have contacted other advisers in the area and we would like to speak to the ministry.” Previously, the West Frisian VVD Fractions already on the bell.

Because according to the advisor, doubling will pose big problems. “It’s possible. But it means others have to wait longer for a house. And that creates a field of tension. And that can’t be the intention.”

Housing applicants longer on the waiting list

The waiting lists for a rental property are long. And Nina Koeman can talk about it. Opmeer’s 28-year-old woman has been on the list for eight years, but is forced to live at home. “If you answer, a lot of homes are for moving people or an emergency seeker. But I’m a starter, and I want to start too. It’s very frustrating, I’m heading into my thirties, it’s Time to go.”

And it is not only the status holders who are subjected to a target, explains Alderman Van der Ven. “We also have to accommodate the homeless, as well as other special target groups. People who come from. care facilities, they all depend on the same accommodation. “

Need to build faster

This week, the alderman will meet with his fellow aldermen from West Frisia on the situation that has arisen. According to her, there is no room for temporary houses in Hoorn under any circumstances. For her, building more permanent housing is the real solution. “We are currently not allowed to build in many parts of the province. We would like to see it differently.

And she also hopes for more support from the government. “These procedures really need to be faster. If we can build faster, people can move faster. And if housing companies get more money to build, we will also have more space to accommodate these special target groups. , but certainly also regular home seekers. “