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Limburg · 87,764 inhabitants

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+15%Heerlen spent €576 m in 2025, against €502 m budgeted.

In 9 of the 9 years since 2017 Heerlen spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€502 m

spent €576 m

Income gap+16%

€587 m received against €505 m budgeted

Place48

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20259 of 9
years over

Year by year

Heerlen, year by year

What Heerlen budgeted for each year, and what the accounts showed after it; its income beside it.

Spending against the budget

0%+5%+10%+15%+20%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap +15%budgeted €383 mspent €440 m2018gap +9.8%budgeted €382 mspent €419 m2019gap +6.8%budgeted €400 mspent €427 m2020gap +11%budgeted €403 mspent €447 m2021gap +8.8%budgeted €403 mspent €438 m2022gap +10.0%budgeted €430 mspent €473 m2023gap +20%budgeted €447 mspent €535 m2024gap +12%budgeted €499 mspent €558 m2025gap +15%budgeted €502 mspent €576 m0%+5%+10%+15%+20%201720192021202320252017gap +15%budgeted €383 mspent €440 m2018gap +9.8%budgeted €382 mspent €419 m2019gap +6.8%budgeted €400 mspent €427 m2020gap +11%budgeted €403 mspent €447 m2021gap +8.8%budgeted €403 mspent €438 m2022gap +10.0%budgeted €430 mspent €473 m2023gap +20%budgeted €447 mspent €535 m2024gap +12%budgeted €499 mspent €558 m2025gap +15%budgeted €502 mspent €576 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€530 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€502 m€576 m+15%€505 m€587 m+16%
2024€499 m€558 m+12%€496 m€557 m+12%
2023€447 m€535 m+20%€449 m€528 m+18%
2022€430 m€473 m+10.0%€429 m€495 m+15%
2021€403 m€438 m+8.8%€404 m€454 m+12%
2020€403 m€447 m+11%€406 m€456 m+12%
2019€400 m€427 m+6.8%€398 m€419 m+5.1%
2018€382 m€419 m+9.8%€382 m€417 m+8.9%
2017€383 m€440 m+15%€377 m€417 m+11%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Heerlen moved from its budget in 2025: every main policy area, and youth care and Wmo care inside the social domain.

Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning+12%€81 m
SafetyVeiligheid+22%€19 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat+5.5%€17 m
EconomyEconomie−0.1%€7.8 m
EducationOnderwijs+74%€39 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie+8.1%€49 m
Social domainSociaal domein+12%€316 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu+19%€32 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+13%€15 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+20%€68 m
Care and support (Wmo)+1.0%€75 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€72 m€81 m+12%
SafetyVeiligheid€16 m€19 m+22%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€16 m€17 m+5.5%
EconomyEconomie€7.8 m€7.8 m−0.1%
EducationOnderwijs€22 m€39 m+74%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€46 m€49 m+8.1%
Social domainSociaal domein€282 m€316 m+12%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€27 m€32 m+19%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€13 m€15 m+13%
Youth careJeugdhulp€57 m€68 m+20%
Care and support (Wmo)€74 m€75 m+1.0%

Limburg

In Limburg, 2025

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