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+1.5%Houten spent €146 m in 2025, against €144 m budgeted.

In 8 of the 9 years since 2017 Houten spent more than it budgeted.

Budget 2025€144 m

spent €146 m

Income gap+9.3%

€155 m received against €141 m budgeted

Place312

of 342, the highest gap first, 2025

2017–20258 of 9
years over

Year by year

Houten, year by year

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

Spending against the budget

−5%0%+5%+10%+15%2017201820192020202120222023202420252017gap −4.7%budgeted €105 mspent €100 m2018gap +0.1%budgeted €98 mspent €98 m2019gap +2.0%budgeted €106 mspent €109 m2020gap +10%budgeted €105 mspent €116 m2021gap +11%budgeted €110 mspent €122 m2022gap +8.6%budgeted €115 mspent €125 m2023gap +15%budgeted €114 mspent €131 m2024gap +0.6%budgeted €136 mspent €137 m2025gap +1.5%budgeted €144 mspent €146 m−5%0%+5%+10%+15%201720192021202320252017gap −4.7%budgeted €105 mspent €100 m2018gap +0.1%budgeted €98 mspent €98 m2019gap +2.0%budgeted €106 mspent €109 m2020gap +10%budgeted €105 mspent €116 m2021gap +11%budgeted €110 mspent €122 m2022gap +8.6%budgeted €115 mspent €125 m2023gap +15%budgeted €114 mspent €131 m2024gap +0.6%budgeted €136 mspent €137 m2025gap +1.5%budgeted €144 mspent €146 m
YearBudgetedSpentGapIncome budgetedIncomeIncome gap
2026€145 mthe budget for the coming year; the accounts follow
2025€144 m€146 m+1.5%€141 m€155 m+9.3%
2024€136 m€137 m+0.6%€132 m€145 m+9.3%
2023€114 m€131 m+15%€117 m€132 m+13%
2022€115 m€125 m+8.6%€114 m€131 m+15%
2021€110 m€122 m+11%€109 m€123 m+13%
2020€105 m€116 m+10%€104 m€116 m+12%
2019€106 m€109 m+2.0%€105 m€106 m+1.1%
2018€98 m€98 m+0.1%€96 m€100 m+4.7%
2017€105 m€100 m−4.7%€102 m€96 m−6.3%

Areas

By policy area, 2025

Where Houten 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+3.8%€29 m
SafetyVeiligheid−5.3%€5.5 m
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat−38%€6.6 m
EconomyEconomie−16%€2.2 m
EducationOnderwijs−6.9%€5.9 m
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie−4.4%€14 m
Social domainSociaal domein+12%€62 m
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu−1.4%€16 m
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing+18%€4.2 m
Youth careJeugdhulp+2.1%€16 m
Care and support (Wmo)−15%€8.4 m
Policy areaBudget 2025SpentGap
Governance and general revenueBestuur en ondersteuning€28 m€29 m+3.8%
SafetyVeiligheid€5.8 m€5.5 m−5.3%
Roads, transport and waterVerkeer, vervoer en waterstaat€11 m€6.6 m−38%
EconomyEconomie€2.6 m€2.2 m−16%
EducationOnderwijs€6.4 m€5.9 m−6.9%
Sport, culture and recreationSport, cultuur en recreatie€15 m€14 m−4.4%
Social domainSociaal domein€56 m€62 m+12%
Health and environmentVolksgezondheid en milieu€16 m€16 m−1.4%
Housing and planningVolkshuisvesting, leefomgeving en stedelijke vernieuwing€3.6 m€4.2 m+18%
Youth careJeugdhulp€15 m€16 m+2.1%
Care and support (Wmo)€9.8 m€8.4 m−15%

Utrecht

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