We went through every form of supported housing in the four municipalities of the Zuid-Hollandse Delta: with providers, in municipal records and in the local press. This is what came out.
That is how many places exist in housing that is explicitly aimed at autistic people — a care farm in Ooltgensplaat, on the far side of the Haringvliet. Beyond that, nothing.
That is how many are waiting at De Hofstee in Spijkenisse — after it was expanded from 8 to 20 places in 2025.
An estimated 100 to 135 autistic adults in the region need housing with support. Spectrum is building thirty-two places.
The first two figures were counted. The third is an estimate, derived from national prevalence data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) — the business plan sets out exactly which assumptions sit underneath it.
The gap is not slightly large; the gap is the whole story. Anyone who grows up here and wants to live independently with support has to cross the water or wait for someone to leave.
Nissewaard, Voorne aan Zee, the Hoeksche Waard and Goeree-Overflakkee. Nissewaard is also the central municipality for sheltered housing on the South Holland islands, so residents of all four can come to Spectrum.
De Hofstee in Spijkenisse went from 8 to 20 places in 2025. The waiting list then rose to more than 25 people. Expanding turned out not to solve the demand.
That does not solve it entirely, and we do not claim it does. It is the difference between almost nothing and a place where it works.
That is not a figure of speech: municipalities and funders literally ask us for numbers. Signing up commits you to nothing and there is no intake procedure.