Menen (Menin)

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.

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

How does Menen 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, € 101 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Menen spend the most on?

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

• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 36%
• Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 18%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 10%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 9%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 4%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 4%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 2%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 2%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,604 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 2,866 (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 Menen

In 2025, 205 organisations from Menen received a total of € 68.9 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 MENEN € 20.8 million€ 20,764,622
2. FORENA € 15.2 million€ 15,243,247
3. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MENEN € 13.8 million€ 13,784,958
4. LEIEZICHT € 6 million€ 5,950,939
5. KINDERDAGOPVANG WIELTJESHOVE € 3.4 million€ 3,400,299

Work contracted out by public bodies in Menen

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 6 contracts, worth € 22.9 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. MIROM Menen o.v. 3 contracts
2. Stad Menen 1 contract
3. OCMW Menen 1 contract
4. Woonmaatschappij !Mpuls Menen-Wervik bv 1 contract

The latest contracts

Companies from Menen that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Menen won 6 public contracts across Belgium.

1. THE FARMCHIX COMPANY 2 contracts
2. MEDISCH LABO SERVICE 2 contracts
3. LAVATRA 1 contract
4. TEAMCHEFS 1 contract