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Major Cities Sound Alarm Over Rapidly Growing Homelessness: 'Number is Increasing Dramatically'

Rijnmond21 September · 07:122 days ago

The mayors of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht have warned that homelessness is growing rapidly, driven by individuals with mental health issues and addictions, particularly among non-EU labor migrants. They are requesting an additional 100 million euros annually for shelter, stricter controls on recruitment agencies, and the removal of mental health care cuts to address root causes rather than just symptoms.

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