Crisisnoodopvang Someren (De Hoof)
Plans to house up to 450 asylum seekers at the De Hoof group-accommodation site in Someren provoked sustained local opposition in late 2022. Around 100 residents protested on 23 October 2022, fearful of nuisance and arguing the numbers were too high, and a fire was deliberately set at the site in the days before residents moved in, which Mayor Dilia Blok condemned as "an act of terror." Despite the arson, the crisis shelter opened on 29 November 2022 with the first asylum seekers arriving; in practice far fewer than 450 were housed (reports cited around 140-200). The stay, originally a two-month winter arrangement, was extended into early 2023 before the site reverted to its prior bookings.
Occupancy
146
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€9.8m
estimated
Background
The site sits at De Hoof, Someren. 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
Oct 2022
Demonstration against arrival of crisis emergency shelter at De Hoof in Someren
Around 100 people gathered on 23 October 2022 to protest the planned crisis shelter, saying they feared nuisance and that the number of people to be housed was too large. Protesters intended to hand a petition to the municipality.
SIRIS · source
Nov 2022
'Fire at asylum shelter is an act of terror', says mayor of Someren
A fire was deliberately set overnight at the De Hoof emergency shelter days before asylum seekers were due to move in. Mayor Dilia Blok called it 'an act of terror' and confirmed the reception of up to 450 people would proceed, with the first 225 expected the following Monday.
Omroep Brabant · source
Nov 2022
Crisis emergency shelter De Hoof in Someren opens
The first asylum seekers arrived at De Hoof on 29 November 2022. The site was set up for a roughly two-month winter stay scaling up towards a maximum of 450 people; in practice the numbers housed were much lower.
SIRIS · source
Jan 2023
Asylum shelter where fire was set stays open longer
The Someren shelter, where arson was committed in late November 2022, had its stay extended into early March 2023 after operating without major problems. Because of fire-damage repairs, around 40 of roughly 200 residents had to be rehoused elsewhere.
Omroep Brabant · 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
Oct 2022
Residents protest planned shelter
About 100 people demonstrated against the crisis emergency reception at De Hoof, citing fears of nuisance and objecting to the scale of up to 450 places.
Nov 2022
Arson at the site condemned as 'act of terror'
A fire was deliberately set at the shelter shortly before residents arrived; Mayor Dilia Blok called it 'an act of terror' and said the accommodation would still go ahead.
Nov 2022
Crisis shelter opens
The first asylum seekers arrived on 29 November 2022 for a planned two-month winter stay; far fewer than the maximum 450 were ultimately housed.
Jan 2023
Stay extended, then wound down
After running without major problems, the stay was extended into early March 2023; fire-damage repairs meant some residents had to be rehoused, and the site then closed as previously booked.
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 146 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €9.8m 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.