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Jacket taken from a homeless man by the Rotterdam police, 3 Jan 2017

Rotterdam police criticized for taking jacket from homeless man

Jan 5 '17 08:54
CrimePolitics

The Rotterdam police confiscated a jacket from a homeless person, because the jacket had the logo of a security company on it. A police officer posted a photo of the jacket on Twitter, leading to outraged reactions on the social media platform and from local politicians.

Early this week officers were escorting seven homeless people out of a car park where they were sleeping. One officer noticed the logo on the jacket. "Confiscated and returned to the security company", a police officer tweeted with a photo of the jacket.

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Netherlands sees sharp increase in young homeless people

Dec 23 '16 07:53
Top Stories

The number of young homeless people in the Netherlands increased significantly this year, according to figures Statistics Netherlands published on Friday. In 2016 an estimated 12,400 people between 18 and 30 years were homeless, compared to 8,300 in 2015.

The total number of homeless people in the Netherlands remained stable at an estimated 31 thousand in 2016. Between 2009 and 2015 the number increased significantly from 17,500 to 31 thousand. 

Salvation Army: 10,000 cheap rental homes needed for Dutch homeless

Sep 19 '16 14:30
Business

At least 10 thousand new cheap rental homes are needed to solve the growing problem of homeless people sleeping on the streets, Cornel Vader, director of the Salvation Army's Care and Welfare Department, said to NOS.

Reduced help means more homeless seek shelter in Dutch forests

May 30 '16 13:25

More and more homeless people are taking to living in Dutch woods and forests due to the fact that reducing shelters and help can not keep up with the increasing number of homeless, the Telegraaf reports.

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Homeless woman, 47, killed in scaffolding collapse

May 27 '16 13:00

The woman killed by falling scaffolding in The Hague on Thursday morning was identified as a 47 year old homeless woman

Stats show big rise in Netherlands homelessness

Mar 3 '16 07:35
Business

The number of homeless people in the Netherlands increased by 13 thousand to 31 thousand people over the past six years. That is an increase of 74 percent between 2009 and 2015, according to figures released by Statistics Netherlands on Thursday.

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Three Michelin star De Librije to make stamppots for the homeless

Jan 28 '16 14:00
EntertainmentFood

Three Michelin star restaurant De Librije in Zwolle will soon be catering for a crowd quite unlike what they are used to. The restaurant is working with singer Theo Lens on a special event for the homeless - a concert combined with a delicious meal of stamppot

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Residents return one week after building explosion

Feb 12 '15 20:00
Crime

A week after the explosion on Moddermanstraat, Rotterdam, the residents can return to their homes next week, states the spokesperson of housing corporation Havenstede to rd.nl. At least 150 homes were evacuated and 150 people displaced on February 2nd.

EU: 4m homeless, 8m empty houses

Feb 24 '14 20:04
Politics

The 4.1 million homeless in the European Union could easily be housed in the 11 million vacant homes, according to news paper The Guardian, who collected data from all over Europe.

Say 'hello' to a homeless paper vendor

Dec 25 '13 04:33

Homeless paper vendors should be greeted more often, stated the Amsterdam homeless paper, Z! The paper started a campaign with the slogan " feel free to say 'hello' to a homeless."

Hague repeat offender behind burglary

Oct 19 '13 00:02
Crime

The burglary in a dwelling of Russian embassy staff is committed by a well-known repeat offender.