Member States should be able to freely organise their reception systems. As part of that organisation, Member States should be able to allocate applicants to accommodation within their territory in order to manage their asylum and reception systems. Member States should also be able to put in place mechanisms for assessing and addressing the needs of their reception systems, including mechanisms for verifying applicants’ actual presence in the accommodation. Such mechanisms should not restrict the applicants’ freedom of movement within the territory of the Member State concerned. Member States should not be required to take an administrative decision for that purpose.