Overview

• The third ETHOS round tallied 28,721 homeless and unstably housed people across nine regions and 57 municipalities, with Amsterdam, The Hague and Eindhoven included for the first time.
• Researchers report that most adults are not sleeping outside, with 31 percent staying with family or friends and 18 percent in cars, sheds or static caravans.
• Regional totals underscore the scale: Amsterdam-Amstelland counted 13,070 people and The Hague region 7,201, while the Eindhoven region reported 2,441 including 320 children.
• Flevoland’s health service estimates about 1,400 homeless people, including roughly 300 minors, against an official provincial capacity of about 170 beds.
• Local gaps persist as Amsterdam and The Hague press for a law to spread family shelter, Noordoostpolder has yet to expand its five official spots, and private actors such as a Bant campsite host offer ad hoc help.