Crisisnoodopvang Uithoorn (Arthur Van Schendellaan)
The community centre 't Buurtnest on Arthur van Schendellaan in Uithoorn was used from spring 2023 to house around 30 asylum seekers, in temporary sleeping units placed on the grounds, and was described as one of the smallest reception locations in the Netherlands. Local residents in an area already seen as restless were consulted amid concerns before it opened. The shelter closed by 1 October 2025 after a small farewell gathering.
Occupancy
27
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€1.8m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Arthur van Schendellaan, Uithoorn. 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
Apr 2023
Uithoorn shelter to get sleeping units on site
NH Nieuws reported that temporary sleeping units would be placed on the grounds of 't Buurtnest, presented by the municipality as the best option for the liveability and privacy of the roughly 30 asylum seekers, avoiding conflict with existing users of the building.
NH Nieuws · source
Sep 2025
Closure of refugee shelter 't Buurtnest: a laugh and a tear
The municipality marked the end of the 't Buurtnest reception location, which had housed around 30 asylum seekers since spring 2023, with a small farewell event before closing on 1 October 2025.
Gemeente Uithoorn · 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
Spring 2023
't Buurtnest opens for ~30 asylum seekers
Temporary sleeping units placed on the grounds of the community centre on Arthur van Schendellaan; cited as the smallest shelter location in the country.
Oct 2025
Shelter closes
Facility closed its doors by 1 October 2025 after a small farewell gathering on 9 September 2025.
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 27 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €1.8m 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.