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Cold weekend coming up: winter homeless shelter open early

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Due to the winter chill this weekend, the four major cities are opening their winter shelters for the homeless early. AmsterdamRotterdam, The Hague e Utrecht jointly state that it is with the expected temperatures from below zero is not responsible for people sleeping outside.

From Friday evening, homeless people can go to various places in the cities for three nights in a row. They receive a bed, a shower, a hot meal and breakfast. On Monday morning the temperature will rise again and the municipalities will close the winter shelter.

Earlier this month, the municipality of Amsterdam announced the winter shelter from 1 December open for four monthsregardless of the outside temperature. Councilor Groot Wassink (GroenLinks) said at the time he was very concerned about the rise in homelessness in the capital. These concerns also live in the municipality of Utrecht, appeared before.

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