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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.

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Total granted

€ 29,878,434

In addition, earlier grants were reduced or withdrawn by € 3.6 million (17 corrections). These are not included in this total.

Grants

196

Organisations

132

Largest areas

  • Work, Economy, Science, Innovation, Agriculture and Social Economy Flemish government € 11,124,982
  • Chancery, Public Governance, Foreign Affairs and Justice Flemish government € 8,368,996
  • Welfare, Public Health and Family Flemish government € 7,170,466
  • Transfers to corporations Federal government € 1,543,267
  • Education and training Flemish government € 1,426,041
  • Work and Social Economy Flemish government € 107,840
  • Economy, Science and Innovation Flemish government € 59,306
  • Finance and Budget Flemish government € 47,860
  • Mobility and Public Works Flemish government € 16,052
  • Environment Flemish government € 9,124
  • Culture, Youth, Sport and Media Flemish government € 4,500

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

  1. GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) € 13,689,950
  2. OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MACHELEN (BRAB.) € 4,186,265
  3. KLIM € 2,031,308
  4. SECURITAS € 1,626,311
  5. LCL € 1,614,084
  6. LIGO, CENTRUM BASISEDUCATIE HALLE-VILVOORDE € 1,414,761
  7. BV ILIAS Lightning BE € 1,120,844
  8. BOLDER INDUSTRIES BELGIUM € 1,000,000
  9. FUJITSU TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS € 626,375
  10. ABB € 446,672
Recipient Year Amount
GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 5,685,472
GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 4,649,035
OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 2,956,627
KLIM Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 2,025,628
LCL Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 1,586,478
SECURITAS Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 1,230,908
BV ILIAS Lightning BE Federal government · Machelen 2025 € 1,120,844
GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 1,093,012
BOLDER INDUSTRIES BELGIUM Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 1,000,000
LIGO, CENTRUM BASISEDUCATIE HALLE-VILVOORDE Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 856,281
GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 660,003
FUJITSU TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 626,375
LIGO, CENTRUM BASISEDUCATIE HALLE-VILVOORDE Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 552,426
OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 433,596
SECURITAS Federal government · Machelen 2025 € 388,823
GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 326,133
OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 315,629
GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 305,985
BRIGHTWOLVES Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 270,746
DIRECT ENERGY PARTNERS Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 259,093
DROMENLAND Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 253,467
ABB Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 248,792
OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 246,122
GEMEENTE MACHELEN (BRAB.) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 213,651
EERSTELIJNSZONE BRAVIO (BRABANT, VILVOORDE EN OMGEVING) Flemish government · Machelen 2025 € 199,103

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.