Skip to content

Independent citizens’ platform · not an official website of the European Union or of any government body

← Choose another municipality

Herent

Province of Vlaams-Brabant · 23.287 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Herent?

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

Everything from this parliament →

What did the municipal council decide?

We have not found any decisions from the last few months yet. Not every municipality publishes on Lokaal Beslist yet.

How does Herent 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

€ 1,876 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

34% less than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 1,706 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

41% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 551 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

57% less than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 338 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Herent 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 36%
  • Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 16%
  • Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 11%
  • Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 10%
  • Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 8%
  • Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 7%
  • Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 5%
  • Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 3%
  • Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 2%
  • Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 1%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,683 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,706 (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 Herent

In 2025, 143 organisations from Herent received a total of € 28.3 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?

  1. GEMEENTE HERENT € 7,005,973
  2. OOSTREM € 4,601,247
  3. ALBA € 3,970,327
  4. PRAKTIJKPUNT LANDBOUW VLAAMS-BRABANT € 3,513,724
  5. BIZOUNOURS € 1,615,906
See all subsidies in Herent →

Work contracted out by public bodies in Herent

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 9 contracts, worth € 6.8 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

  1. Gemeente Herent 5 contracts
  2. Hulpverleningszone Oost, Vlaams-Brabant 3 contracts
  3. Fac Similiter VZW 1 contract

The latest contracts

Services 31 August 2026

Repair and maintenance services of central heating

Raamovereenkomst voor onderhoud verwarming en technische installaties in diverse gebouwen

€ 310,000

maximum, over several years

Who pays?
Gemeente Herent
Who carries it out?
VMA be.Maintenance
View the official notice

Services 9 July 2026

Catering services for other enterprises or other institutions

Aanstelling van een cateraar voor het beheer van de grootkeuken en de coördinatie van het cafetaria

€ 3,543,395
Who pays?
Fac Similiter VZW
Who carries it out?
SODEXO BELGIUM SA
View the official notice

Buying supplies 4 February 2026

Library books

Raamovereenkomst voor het leveren van boeken voor jeugd en volwassenen (fictie en non-fictie), strips en DVD's aan de gemeentelijke openbare bibliotheek 2026-2029

€ 520,000

maximum, over several years

Who pays?
Gemeente Herent
Who carry it out?
DISTRI-BIB, STRIPWEB, MEDIO
View the official notice
See all contracts in Herent →

Companies from Herent that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Herent won 4 public contracts across Belgium.

  1. GEMSOTEC 1 contract
  2. LEUVENSE SLEEPDIENST 1 contract
  3. HOTEL BONKA COMMUNICATION 1 contract
  4. HEAD OFFICE 1 contract

What is not here yet?

  • The decisions of your municipal council.
  • Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.

See also where our tax money goes across Belgium →