Eleven more municipalities put under stricter asylum supervision

Asylum minister Bart van den Brink on Monday placed eleven more municipalities under enhanced supervision because they take in too few asylum seekers. The list now has 74 municipalities; 63 were already on it.

Bergeijk and Best, both in Noord-Brabant, must explain to the ministry how they will still comply with the distribution law (spreidingswet).

Under the distribution law, each municipality must provide a set number of reception places for asylum seekers. Municipalities under enhanced supervision are those that are not yet doing enough to meet that number.

The other new additions are Dantumadiel and Noardeast-Fryslân in Friesland; Elburg, Neder-Betuwe and West Betuwe in Gelderland; Castricum in Noord-Holland; and Gennep, Mook en Middelaar and Roerdalen in Limburg.

The cabinet had earlier put municipalities including Westland, Oldebroek, Houten, Vlaardingen, Heerenveen, Culemborg, Diemen and Staphorst under supervision.

First asylum applications are lower than a year ago

People · Sep 2025–Sep 2026

First asylum applications are lower than a year ago (people). From 2,700 in Sep 2025 to 2,100 in Sep 2026; highest 2,700 in Sep 2025, lowest 1,810 in Jun 2026. Source: CBS.

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Data: First asylum applications are lower than a year ago

Item	People
Sep 2025	2,700
Oct 2025	2,470
Nov 2025	2,485
Dec 2025	2,570
Jan 2026	2,070
Feb 2026	1,960
Mar 2026	1,965
Apr 2026	2,105
May 2026	2,145
Jun 2026	1,810
Jul 2026	1,920
Aug 2026	1,845
Sep 2026	2,100