Ieper (Ypres)

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 Ieper 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.

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 380 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Ieper spend the most on?

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

• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 26%
• Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 18%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 17%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 8%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 8%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 7%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 7%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 5%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,936 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,519 (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 Ieper

In 2025, 328 organisations from Ieper received a total of € 86.1 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. STAD IEPER € 23.2 million€ 23,242,914
2. WESTLANDIA VZW € 14.1 million€ 14,143,668
3. VERENIGING ONS TEHUIS VOOR ZUID-WEST-VLAANDEREN € 9.2 million€ 9,243,218
4. WOON- EN ZORGCENTRUM HOME VRIJZICHT VZW € 4.9 million€ 4,936,633
5. IEPERSE INTRAMURALE ZIEKEN- EN BEJAARDENZORG WIELTJESGRACHT V.Z.W. € 4.2 million€ 4,213,414

Work contracted out by public bodies in Ieper

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 23 contracts, worth € 90.3 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. vzw Jan Yperman Ziekenhuis 12 contracts
2. Stad Ieper 4 contracts
3. IVVO OV 3 contracts
4. ONS ONDERDAK bv 2 contracts
5. Politiezone Arro Ieper 1 contract

The latest contracts

Companies from Ieper that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Ieper won 7 public contracts across Belgium.

1. NV e-BO Enterprises 2 contracts
2. DESOT 1 contract
3. VINTIA 1 contract
4. IMAPRES 1 contract
5. DEGRO 1 contract