Noodopvang Zaandam (Rijshoutweg)
The COA runs emergency reception on hotel/accommodation boats at the Rijshoutweg in the Achtersluispolder, Zaandam (municipality of Zaanstad), where asylum seekers first arrived in November 2022. A permit allowing up to 620 places across two boats runs to 2028, but in 2025 the COA moved to reduce the maximum capacity to 545, cutting places on the MS Bellini.
Occupancy
41
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€2.8m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Rijshoutweg, Zaandam. 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
COA reduces places at Rijshoutweg asylum reception
Local reporting that the COA is cutting the maximum capacity of the Achtersluispolder asylum boats from 620 to 545 places, with the permit running to 2028.
Zaanstad.nieuws.nl · 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
Nov 2022
First asylum seekers arrive on Rijshoutweg boats
COA opens emergency reception on accommodation boats in the Achtersluispolder, Zaandam.
2025
COA reduces number of places
A new permit lowers the maximum from 620 to 545, with the MS Bellini boat scaled back.
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 41 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €2.8m 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.