Steenokkerzeel

Province of Vlaams-Brabant · 12.737 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Steenokkerzeel?

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.

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Federal Chamber

The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.

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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 17 September 2026

Make-up of the municipal council or the board of aldermen (oath, resignation, replacement)

Source: Lokaal Beslist (Flemish government), published by the municipality.

How does Steenokkerzeel 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

€ 2,287 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

19% less than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 2,560 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

12% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 279 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

78% less than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 378 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Steenokkerzeel spend the most on?

Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).

Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 23%
Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 19%
Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 15%
Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 11%
Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 9%
Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 9%
Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,476 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,560 (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 Steenokkerzeel

In 2025, 56 organisations from Steenokkerzeel received a total of € 52.7 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?

OI Skeyes € 33,660,235
NATIONAAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSE CENTRUM VZW € 7,880,749
GODDELIJKE VOORZIENIGHEID - VERENIGING VOOR HUISVESTING EN VERZORGING VAN BEJAARDEN € 4,623,835
GEMEENTE STEENOKKERZEEL € 3,907,522
KATHOLIEK ONDERWIJS VOOR PERK EN STEENOKKERZEEL € 1,907,934

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Work contracted out by public bodies in Steenokkerzeel

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.

In 2026, they awarded 14 contracts, worth € 66.5 million in total.