Noodopvang Oosterwolde FR (Rikkingahof)
Since January, the former Rikkingahof care home in Oosterwolde has been used to temporarily house up to around 190 status holders (people with a residence permit) awaiting permanent housing in the northern Netherlands. The municipality of Ooststellingwerf extended the arrangement beyond the originally promised twelve months because replacement plans for the building were not ready, a decision that drew criticism locally over broken promises. The COA and police reported that the reception had proceeded without major problems.
Occupancy
188
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€13m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Rikkingahof, Oosterwolde. 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
2025
Status holders stay on in Oosterwolde care centre: 'promises not kept'
The municipality extended the temporary reception of status holders at Rikkingahof beyond the promised period, prompting criticism that earlier commitments to residents were not honoured.
Omrop Fryslan · 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 2024
Status holders housed in Rikkingahof
Vacant part of the former care home opened for up to ~190 status holders.
2025
Reception extended
Ooststellingwerf extended the temporary housing as new building plans were not yet ready.
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 188 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €13m 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.