Accommodation for Displaced People from Ukraine in the Netherlands: Challenges, Barriers, and Solutions

This study examines the national and local-level development of reception policies, with a focus on semi-long-term housing, while assessing the obstacles faced by forcibly displaced individuals from Ukraine seeking housing independently in the general housing market or private accommodations in the Netherlands in the period from February 2022 to June 2023. We employed a mixed-methods approach, conducting in-depth narrative interviews with local policymakers and community members, analysing quantitative data, and performing open-source data analysis on housing needs within local and regional online platforms. This comprehensive approach not only assists us in understanding the barriers to housing but also the policy solutions that have shaped these barriers and the experiences of forcibly displaced persons.