Noodopvang Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht (Noordeinde)
Since mid-2023 Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht has housed around 200 asylum seekers on a boat moored at the Noordeinde (Citadelterrein), under an agreement with the COA running until 1 July 2026. A council debate over whether to pursue longer-term reception on the water split the chamber, with one opposition party branding the boat a 'floating AZC'. In March 2026 the council suspended its study into long-term reception after a 22-year-old resident of the site was arrested in connection with a serious assault and attempted rape of a student in Rotterdam.
Occupancy
100
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€6.7m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Noordeinde, Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. 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
Mar 2026
Ambacht halts investigation into long-term asylum reception
The council of Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht suspended its study into durable asylum reception after a 22-year-old man from Morocco, living at the town's asylum reception at the Noordeinde, was arrested over a serious assault and attempted rape of a student in Rotterdam. Councillors said reception of people from countries not designated unsafe needed a separate approach.
ATOS RTV · source
2026
Asylum boat splits council as Ambacht weighs durable reception
Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht's council debated whether to investigate water-based locations (the current Noordeinde Citadelterrein and the Grotenoord marina) for long-term asylum reception, with sharp opposition from parties arguing the small municipality cannot responsibly host long-term reception.
Ambacht.net · 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
Feb 2026
Council split over long-term asylum reception
A council debate on durable reception on the water divides the chamber; an opposition party declares itself against asylum reception in the town regardless of location, calling the boat a 'floating AZC'.
Mar 2026
Long-term reception study halted after arrest
The council suspends its investigation into long-term asylum reception after a 22-year-old man living at the Noordeinde boat is arrested over a serious assault and attempted rape of a student in Rotterdam.
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 100 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €6.7m 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.