Who makes decisions about Bonheiden?
Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.
Your municipality
The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.
We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.
Flemish Parliament
The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.
Recently discussed
- Call for transparency on budget cuts and advertising plans at VRT
- Proposal to shift funds towards fixing dangerous Flemish cycle paths
- Proposal to postpone and review cultural budget cuts in Flanders
Federal Chamber
The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.
Recently discussed
- Proposal for a national pact to improve disease prevention
- Proposal to recognize the Tibetan government-in-exile and impose sanctions
- Bill to recognise and compensate pesticide-related occupational illnesses
What did the municipal council decide?
The items the municipal council dealt with in recent months. Items about individuals (staff, permits, councillors’ questions…) are shown without details.
Meeting of 30 September 2026
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Onderzoek naar aansluiting bij de dienstverlening van Het Facilitair Bedrijf en Digitaal Archief Vlaanderen
- Gemeenteraad - Notulen vergadering 26/08/2026: Goedkeuring
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Overheidsopdrachten - Samenwerkingsovereenkomst PIDPA rioleringsproject & aanbestedingsdossier gemeentelijk aandeel "Weg- en rioleringswerken in de Boeimeerstraat en De Bergen": Goedkeuring
- Leefmilieu - Samenwerkingsovereenkomst tussen Klimaan vzw en lokaal bestuur Bonheiden: Goedkeuring
- Intergemeentelijke samenwerking - Partiële splitsing Woonstroom: Standpuntbepaling
- Overheidsopdrachten - Voorwaarden van de overheidsopdracht 'Ontwikkeling, doorontwikkeling, hosting van de nieuwe gemeentelijke website' en wijze van gunning: Vaststelling
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Overheidsopdrachten - Voorwaarden van de overheidsopdracht 'Ontwikkelen van logo en huisstijl gemeente' en wijze van gunning: Vaststelling
- Erfgoed - Samenwerkingsopdracht IOED IGEMO – Uitbreiding herinventarisatie onroerend erfgoed: Goedkeuring
- Natuur - Samenwerkingsovereenkomst voor mondiale projectband i.s.m. provincie Antwerpen en BOS+: Goedkeuring
- Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)
- Financiën - Reglement 'Retributie op de afgifte van administratieve stukken' - attest immatriculatie: Wijziging
- Permit or land subdivision
Meeting of 26 August 2026
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Staff matter
- Politie - Geactualiseerd algemeen politiereglement: Goedkeuring
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Bevolking - Huisnummerverordening: Goedkeuring
- Overheidsopdrachten - Voorwaarden van de overheidsopdracht 'Uitvoeren veegwerken' en wijze van gunning: Vaststelling
- Financien - Reglement 'Machtiging tot het heffen van een retributie op de deelname aan activiteiten georganiseerd i.h.k.v. gemeentelijke culturele projecten vanaf heden tot en met 31/12/2031': Vaststelling
- Financiën - Rekening 2025 kerkfabriek Sint-Ludwina: Advies
- Communicatie - Aangepast reglement voor het gebruik van gemeentelijke communicatiemiddelen door verenigingen: Goedkeuring
- Omgeving - Addendum bij de samenwerkingsovereenkomst "Intergemeentelijke aanpak omgevingshandhaving": Goedkeuring
- Politie - Geactualiseerd protocolakkoord betreffende de gemeentelijke administratieve sancties GAS 2 en GAS 3 met de procureur des Konings te Antwerpen: Bekrachtiging
- Purchase, sale or rental of land or a building
- Erfgoed - Samenwerkingsopdracht IOED IGEMO – Uitbreiding herinventarisatie onroerend erfgoed: Goedkeuring
- Begraafplaatsen - Gemeentelijk huishoudelijk reglement op de begraafplaatsen en de lijkbezorging: Aanpassing
- Gemeenteraad - Notulen vergadering 17/06/2026: Goedkeuring
- Financiën - Rekening 2025 kerkfabriek Sint-Martinus: Advies
- Sociaal beleid - Subsidiereglement Buitenschoolse Activiteiten: Goedkeuring
- Leefmilieu - Overeenkomst Energiesnoeiers Natuurpunt: Stopzetting
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
- Financiën - Rekening 2025 kerkfabriek Onze-Lieve-Vrouw: Advies
- Natuur - Samenwerkingsovereenkomst Bosgroep Antwerpse Gordel voor beheer gemeentebossen: Goedkeuring
- Other item (see the details at the municipality)
Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.
How does Bonheiden handle money?
From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.
Revenue
€ 2,166 per inhabitant
taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…
24% less than the Flemish average
Spending
€ 1,999 per inhabitant
day-to-day running and investments
31% less than the Flemish average
Debt
€ 480 per inhabitant
what the municipality still has to repay on its loans
62% less than the Flemish average
Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 212 per inhabitant was left to invest.
What did Bonheiden spend the most on?
Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).
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Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 34%
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Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 15%
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Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 13%
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Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
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Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 10%
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Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 8%
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Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 4%
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Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 3%
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Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 1%
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Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 0%
In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,747 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,999 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).
Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.
Subsidies for organisations from Bonheiden
In 2025, 90 organisations from Bonheiden received a total of € 26.4 million in subsidies.
The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.
Who received the most?
- IMELDA € 9,354,167
- JEUGDDORP € 7,017,025
- GEMEENTE BONHEIDEN € 5,303,281
- ONTHAAL-, OBSERVATIE- EN ORIËNTATIECENTRUM TER HEIDE € 2,556,796
- ASK SERVICE € 1,004,235
Work contracted out by public bodies in Bonheiden
These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.
We have not found any large public contracts from public bodies in this municipality yet.
Companies from Bonheiden that won government work
In 2025, companies and organisations from Bonheiden won 1 public contracts across Belgium.
- DATASYNERGY 1 contract
What is not here yet?
- The decisions of your municipal council.
- Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.