Genk

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 Genk 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, € 128 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Genk 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 13%
• Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
• Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 8%
• Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 6%
• Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 4%
• Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 4%
• Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 4%
• Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 4%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 2,692 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 3,274 (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 Genk

In 2025, 475 organisations from Genk received a total of € 295.6 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. STAD GENK € 70.6 million€ 70,586,699
2. SYNTRAPXL € 20.8 million€ 20,787,309
3. ENERGYVILLE € 19.7 million€ 19,727,000
4. APERAM STAINLESS BELGIUM € 19.7 million€ 19,699,777
5. CENTRUM VOOR ALGEMEEN WELZIJNSWERK LIMBURG € 18.7 million€ 18,743,605

Work contracted out by public bodies in Genk

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 43 contracts, worth € 68.2 million in total.

Which public bodies awarded the most contracts?

1. Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg 19 contracts
2. Stad Genk 13 contracts
3. Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg VZW 3 contracts
4. Brandweerzone Oost-Limburg 2 contracts
5. Regionaal Landschap Kempen en Maasland vzw 2 contracts

The latest contracts

Companies from Genk that won government work

In 2026, companies and organisations from Genk won 16 public contracts across Belgium.

1. DELIVA 3 contracts
2. TERBERG MATEC BELGIUM 2 contracts
3. PARITECH 2 contracts
4. WIT-GELE KRUIS VAN LIMBURG 2 contracts
5. BEGELEIDINGSDIENST LIMBURGS MIJNGEBIED 1 contract