Middelkerke

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 Middelkerke 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, € 1,104 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Middelkerke 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 28%
• Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 19%
• Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 12%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 9%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 8%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 6%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 6%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 5%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 5%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 3%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 3,116 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 4,869 (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 Middelkerke

In 2025, 98 organisations from Middelkerke received a total of € 18.6 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 MIDDELKERKE € 10.8 million€ 10,763,840
2. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MIDDELKERKE € 4.7 million€ 4,671,696
3. GHIMAR € 1.7 million€ 1,716,150
4. INTERCOMMUNALE KUSTREDDINGSDIENST WEST-VLAANDEREN € 363,000
5. AANNEMINGSBEDRIJF NORRE-BEHAEGEL € 319,262

Work contracted out by public bodies in Middelkerke

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 3 contracts, worth € 900,000 in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Gemeentebestuur Middelkerke 3 contracts

The latest contracts

Companies from Middelkerke that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Middelkerke won 1 public contracts across Belgium.

1. AANNEMINGSBEDRIJF NORRE-BEHAEGEL 1 contract