azc De Meern (Meentweg)
A villa at Meentweg in De Meern was converted by the COA into a small-scale facility for up to twenty unaccompanied minors aged 15-18, with the first eight young people moving in from August 2020. The plan met local opposition: residents submitted a petition with around 1,400 signatures and complained of being informed late, and legal challenges to the permits ran alongside the opening.
Occupancy
12
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€350k
estimated
Background
The site sits at Meentweg, De Meern. 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
Jul 2021
Reception location for minor asylum seekers in De Meern to open in August
The first eight young refugees were due to move into the new Meentweg facility for up to twenty minors; neighbours had opposed it with a petition of about 1,400 signatures.
DUIC · 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
Aug 2020
Reception of minors opens amid opposition
The first young people moved into the small Meentweg facility for unaccompanied minors despite a residents' petition and permit challenges.
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 12 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €350k 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.