azc Alphen Aan Den Rijn (Genielaan)
A new asylum centre opened on the Genielaan in Alphen aan den Rijn, drawing formal objections and concern from nearby residents and businesses beforehand. In practice, regional broadcaster Omroep West reported the reception started almost trouble-free, with shopkeepers at the nearby De Baronie centre saying their feared nuisance had not materialised. Separately, an LGBTQ resident and several support organisations raised alarm about the safety of LGBTQ asylum seekers at the site.
Occupancy
399
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€12m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Genielaan, Alphen aan den Rijn. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
2025
Almost trouble-free start of new AZC, thanks to short lines and good wifi
Omroep West reported the Genielaan centre opened smoothly, with nearby businesses saying feared nuisance had not occurred.
Omroep West · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
2025
New AZC opens with objections but few problems
Despite formal objections from neighbours, Omroep West reported the centre's reception ran almost trouble-free.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 399 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €12m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.