There are problems with the flow supply for roof and homeless people (DSV) on the Slingerweg in Breda. The shelter is full and some incidents have occurred with clients lately. To guarantee the safety of employees, ten people have been transferred to an emergency facility that is actually open only in the winter. “It squeaks and it squeaks and it is degrading, because the flow supply does not flow through but is hidden.”
A number of clients of the DSV have been waiting for a year in the homeless shelter on the Slingerweg to move on to their own home. But instead, they have now suddenly been moved to the emergency shelter on the Riethil in Breda. A location that is much more sober with fewer amenities (bed, bath, bread) and where the homeless people are again in a dormitory together.
“There has been a high occupation in the DSV for some time,” writes Alderman Arnaud van Vliet in a letter to the city council. “This situation is caused on the one hand a persistent inflow of new clients. On the other hand, it is increasingly difficult to organize a sustainable place for people with multiple (complex) problems. As a result, they stay longer than desirable in the DSV.”
But more is playing. Through the Alderman Kaart SMO, the organization that is responsible for the daycare, also to other problems. There have been some incidents with clients in the DSV recently. What is not clear.
“SMO Breda has therefore informed us that the work situation of the DSV employees and the quality of the shelter has come under further pressure,” writes Van Vliet. “Therefore, measures have been taken to keep the situation manageable and to guarantee the safety of both clients and employees.”
“This is very worthwhile, because there is no crisis situation for these people.”
It seems that some clients have been sent to the emergency shelter as a punishment. In a letter they are informed of the (temporary) transfer. The reason stated, among other things:
- Not (always) complying with agreements, such as at least 5 overnight stays on the DSV or complying with other rules within the DSV.
- Negatively influencing the recovery of other clients on the DSV, for example due to causing nuisance.
“The people were lifted from their bed as they themselves say,” says Ruud van Nederkassel, who represents them as a legal assistant. “They had until four o’clock in the afternoon to relocate and the tag of their room no longer worked. We are going to tighten summary proceedings.”
At Inge Verdaasdonk of the Breda SP, who has been committed to the homeless in her city for a long time, the state of affairs also raises question marks. “This is very worthwhile,” she says. “Because there is no crisis situation for these people and it is not for just one night. The people who have to relocate have been in the DSV for a year and now suddenly have to lie in a dormitory.”
“There are not even curtains among the beds,” she continues. “The privacy is zero. I thought we didn’t do that for a long time. These people should already have our own home. The flow supply is not flowing, but it is over and is hiding. It is hiding and it has been crackling for quite some time. All kinds of people are also confused, so you think it is strange that you get incidents.”
At SMO, however, they say they make every effort to resolve the problems with transfer facility. “There is a total capacity of the DSV that we currently make optimal use,” a spokesperson said. “We will look at which people can and cannot do with each other in a room and take men/women into account, the support needs and the background of the people we take care of.”
“So it may be that we take care of fewer people than the capacity of the shelter, because we are also looking at the backgrounds of people. We now use the overflow location To be able to properly organize the shelter in the DSV. “