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by misja111 3442 days ago
These hostels exist in Amsterdam as well but they charge a small fee for spending the night there, something like 5 euro. There are programs to provide longer term housing for homeless who are willing to cooperate, but in the short term some homeless really have to beg money in the streets to get access to a shelter.

Most homeless people in Amsterdam however have psychological and/ or drug problems that make it impossible for them to live in a home or in a shelter.