Where does the subsidy money go?
Subsidies and transfers granted by the Flemish government, the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, the federal government and the City of Brussels. Updated daily from open data.
Privacy: for individuals (including self-employed people trading under their own name) we show no name, only the amount, the topic and the municipality.
Total granted
€ 503,487,176
In addition, earlier grants were reduced or withdrawn by € 3 million (48 corrections). These are not included in this total.
Grants
3.501
Organisations
374
Largest areas
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Higher education and research Wallonia-Brussels Federation € 335,768,537
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Work, Economy, Science, Innovation, Agriculture and Social Economy Flemish government € 34,812,511
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Welfare, Public Health and Family Flemish government € 23,554,616
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Culture, Youth, Sport and Media Flemish government € 20,105,967
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Culture Wallonia-Brussels Federation € 15,990,467
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Education Wallonia-Brussels Federation € 14,810,493
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Childhood and drug policy Wallonia-Brussels Federation € 13,001,549
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Youth welfare Wallonia-Brussels Federation € 11,563,734
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Youth Wallonia-Brussels Federation € 8,554,981
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Chancery, Public Governance, Foreign Affairs and Justice Flemish government € 7,178,740
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Continuing education Wallonia-Brussels Federation € 6,980,092
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Transfers to households and NPISH Federal government € 3,548,319
Each government classifies its subsidies differently, so similar areas (e.g. education) appear separately per government. Teachers' salaries and schools' operating funds are not subsidies and are largely not included here. What the government spends on education in total is shown under Tax money.
Largest recipients
- Université Libre de Bruxelles € 330,114,906
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel afgekort VUB € 23,809,055
- DAHOME € 20,774,540
- BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC € 10,716,111
- Ixelles / Elsene € 10,557,595
- Ilya Prigogine € 7,433,605
- VLAAMS-BRUSSELSE MEDIA € 6,751,400
- NAKI € 4,798,233
- La Tramontane € 3,756,088
- TENNIS EN PADEL VLAANDEREN € 3,534,024
| Recipient | What for | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,936,534 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,044,000 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,044,000 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,044,000 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,044,000 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,044,000 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,039,400 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,039,400 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,039,400 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,039,400 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 21,039,400 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 20,893,100 |
| DAHOME Flemish government · Elsene | Careers Dienstencheques | 2025 | € 20,711,262 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Supplementary allowances to promote access to universities (compensation for reduced tuition fees) Subvention de personnel | 2025 | € 11,171,214 |
| BRUSSELS PHILHARMONIC Flemish government · Elsene | Arts Professionele kunsten: Werkingssubsidie voor een kunstinstelling (Kunstendecreet 2021) | 2025 | € 10,716,111 |
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel afgekort VUB Flemish government · Elsene | Care infrastructure - strategic flat rate Subsidie voor strategisch forfait ziekenhuizen | 2025 | € 9,466,306 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Grants for funding special research funds within universities Subvention de personnel | 2025 | € 6,947,000 |
| VLAAMS-BRUSSELSE MEDIA Flemish government · Elsene | Brussels Werkingssubsidies in het kader van het Brusselbeleid | 2025 | € 6,500,000 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Operating allocation to the Université libre de Bruxelles Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 5,812,000 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Supplementary allowances to promote access to universities (compensation for reduced tuition fees) Subvention de personnel | 2025 | € 5,443,411 |
| NAKI Flemish government · Elsene | Careers Dienstencheques | 2025 | € 4,771,806 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Grants for funding concerted research actions within universities Subvention de personnel | 2025 | € 4,097,000 |
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel afgekort VUB Flemish government · Elsene | Care infrastructure - maintenance flat rate Subsidie voor instandhoudingsforfait ziekenhuizen | 2025 | € 3,913,049 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Grants for funding special research funds within universities Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 3,741,629 |
| Université Libre de Bruxelles Wallonia-Brussels Federation · Elsene | Allowances for academic success assistance Subvention de frais généraux/fonctionnement | 2025 | € 3,426,943 |
Sources: Vlaamse overheid – Subsidieregister (CC0); Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles – Cadastre des subventions (ODWB) (CC BY 4.0); FOD BOSA – Federaal register van financiële overdrachten (re-use of public sector information (Act of 4 May 2016)); Stad Brussel – Subsidies (opendata.brussels.be) (CC0)
Amounts as published by the source (granted or paid). Social benefits and transfers between governments from the federal register are shown separately and are not counted as subsidies. Last updated: 24 October 2026.