To ensure a fair distribution, the cabinet member in charge of immigration should once per two years assess per province the accommodation necessary to house all refugees.
Besides, Van der Burg clarified to the Senate that agreements would not be enforced if municipalities unable to fulfill their obligations indicated their challenge in a timely manner.
[1] Minister for Migration Eric van der Burg (VVD) announced the Dispersal Act in the summer of 2022, as too few municipalities were volunteering to shelter refugees.
[1] Following the November 2023 general election, a House motion by VVD leader Dilan Yeşilgöz was carried calling on the Senate to suspend its consideration of the bill in order to not interfere with the ongoing cabinet formation.
[3] The VVD's ten-member parliamentary group in the Senate announced a week before the vote it would support the bill, saying it trusted the newly elected House of Representatives would tackle inflow issues.
[8] Minister of Asylum and Migration Marjolein Faber (PVV) said in October 2024 that the process would take two to three years, but she retracted her statement the same week, saying that the repeal would be enacted as soon as possible.