MBO students can now also live in the old Acta building in Slotervaart, something that was not officially possible before. After AT5 paid attention to this in October, the municipality entered into discussions with landlord TWA and building owner De Alliantie. This resulted in the agreement that MBO students will also be admitted from now on.
Aldermen Zita Pels (Public Housing) and Sofyan Mbarki (Mbo) wrote this in a letter to the municipal council. The Denk party had asked council questions in response to AT5’s reporting. “The council has heard from Temporary Housing Amsterdam (TWA) and the Alliance that there is a
An agreement has been made in which from now on MBO students will be admitted to the old Acta building. The council is satisfied with this decision by both parties,” can be read in the letter from the aldermen.
In conversation with the government
Alderman Pels called the situation “completely undesirable” at the time. However, no immediate action could be taken. Discrimination on the basis of education level is not legally prohibited. The council will therefore enter into discussions with the government to include educational level as a ground for discrimination under the General Equal Treatment Act.
In cases like these, the council will also enter into discussions with the landlord. “If the council receives signals that MBO students are being excluded from obtaining a home, this will be discussed
entered into, as was done in this case.” The letter also states that in practice it appears that landlords choose to admit MBO students after those discussions.
The council does not know whether there are other student complexes in the city where MBO students are not welcome. “This is not tracked,” the letter states. It is also unknown how many MBO students experience problems finding a home.
2023-12-13 20:10:00
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