Crisisnoodopvang Bleskensgraaf Ca (Melkweg)
A former business premises on the Melkweg in Bleskensgraaf has housed roughly 60 refugees from countries such as Syria, Congo and Eritrea since January 2023, financed by the COA and run by the Red Cross with 24-hour security. In March 2024 Molenlanden council decided to keep the crisis shelter open until February 2026 while permanent housing is sought. Residents follow integration and language classes and share communal facilities.
Occupancy
87
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€5.8m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Melkweg, Bleskensgraaf ca. 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
2024
Bleskensgraaf asylum shelter to stay open until February 2026
Molenlanden council decided to extend the crisis emergency reception on the Melkweg until February 2026, citing continued high demand for accommodation.
Gemeente Molenlanden · 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
Jan 2023
Crisis shelter opened on the Melkweg
About 60 refugees were housed in a former business premises, run by the Red Cross with COA funding.
Mar 2024
Shelter extended to February 2026
Molenlanden council agreed to keep the Bleskensgraaf reception open while the need remained high.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 87 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €5.8m 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.