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You may move to a municipality as soon as you have a residence permit. The government decides which municipality you will move to. The municipality provides housing and pays attention to your personal circumstances.

A woman on her phone in a reception centre

Mar 7, 2024

Living at the reception centre while waiting for a home

Do you have an asylum residence permit and are you waiting for a home at the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA)? On this page you can read important information for your situation.

Mar 27, 2024

You can lodge with a host family if you are still waiting for a home

Do you have an asylum residence permit, but there is no home for you yet? Then you can temporarily lodge with a host family. That way you do not have to stay in the reception centre all the time. In this article you can read how this works.

Dec 20, 2022

This is what you need to arrange when you have a house

When you are assigned a house, there are many things you need to take care of. For example, you have to take out an energy contract and pass on your change of address. On this page you will find a list of all the things you need to do.

Nov 1, 2023

Here is what you can do if an offered home does not fit your situation

If the municipality has offered you a home that does not fit your situation, e.g. because it is too small for your family, the municipality might try to find you another home. You must have good reasons for this.

Oct 23, 2023

Rental allowance for paying your rent

If you rent a home, you may be entitled to rental allowance. This is extra income you can get from the government if you have a low income. For example, if you live on benefits alone or receive study financing.

Nov 1, 2023

Moving after family reunification

If your family members come to the Netherlands and you have a home that is too small to live in together, the municipality will arrange another home for you. In this article you can read how this works.

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Explaining your energy bill

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Explaining your energy bill

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1. COA links you to a municipality

If your asylum application is approved, you are entitled to a home. The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) will choose a municipality for you. That municipality will then arrange a home for you. On this page you can read how this works.

In this step-by-step plan

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1. COA links you to a municipality

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Sep 28, 2023

2. Your municipality offers you a home

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3. You accept the home

A woman and a man are resting when moving house

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4. You move from the reception centre into your home

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Housing

Articles

Living at the reception centre while waiting for a home

You can lodge with a host family if you are still waiting for a home

This is what you need to arrange when you have a house

Here is what you can do if an offered home does not fit your situation

Rental allowance for paying your rent

Moving after family reunification

Living at the reception centre while waiting for a home

You can lodge with a host family if you are still waiting for a home

This is what you need to arrange when you have a house

Here is what you can do if an offered home does not fit your situation

Rental allowance for paying your rent

Moving after family reunification

Visuals

Explaining your energy bill

Explaining your energy bill

This is how you can get a home

1. COA links you to a municipality

In this step-by-step plan

1. COA links you to a municipality

2. Your municipality offers you a home

3. You accept the home

4. You move from the reception centre into your home

Are you missing anything?