azc Maastricht (Francois De Veijestraat)
The asylum centre on the François de Veijestraat in Maastricht, set up in a converted former PLEM office building, saw a peaceful protest in May 2023 when dozens of residents demonstrated against long IND waiting times for their asylum claims. The city has reported fluctuating incident numbers at its reception sites but maintains there is no structural nuisance.
Occupancy
19
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€555k
estimated
Background
The site sits at François de Veijestraat, Maastricht. 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
May 2023
Asylum seekers at AZC Maastricht protest against long IND waiting times
Dozens of residents of the François de Veijestraat centre held a peaceful demonstration over the lengthy waits for decisions on their asylum applications.
TPO · 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
May 2023
Residents protest over IND delays
Dozens of residents demonstrated peacefully at the François de Veijestraat centre against long waiting times for asylum decisions.
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 19 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €555k 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.