centre publique d'action sociale de butgenbach

What centre publique d'action sociale de butgenbach does

Centre publique d'action sociale de Butgenbach (CPAS/ÖSHZ Bütgenbach) is the statutory Public Social Welfare Center of the municipality of Bütgenbach in the German-speaking Community (Ostbelgien) of Belgium, mandated under Belgian law (Law of 8 July 1976) to provide social welfare services to the municipality's approximately 5,585 residents across eight villages. The ÖSHZ delivers direct-to-citizen social assistance including financial support, psychosocial counseling, debt counseling (Schuldnerberatung), coordination of home care for seniors and families, financial concessions for persons with disabilities and seniors, heating cost assistance, housing search support, and dedicated integration assistance for Ukrainian refugees, through scheduled in-person consultation hours (Monday and Thursday 9:00-11:30, plus dedicated Tuesday slots for refugees) at the municipal building (Gemeindehaus), and via telephone and email.

The entity's service portfolio extends beyond the statutory social welfare mandate into senior services and community programs: a daily Meals on Wheels delivery service (€12 per meal), a personal Emergency Call System (€20 per month, partially covered by health insurance), and the ELSIE electric senior transport service operated by volunteer drivers within a ~15km radius every Tuesday. It also operates a municipal community voucher system (up to €1,000 per claim) for birth premiums, renovation premiums, age jubilee awards, and building premiums, redeemable at local businesses via a dedicated digital platform (gutschein.butgenbach.be), and manages rental of the historic Hof Bütgenbach estate as an event venue. Coordination with regional partners — notably VIVIAS Interkommunale Eifel (the intercommunal of five Eifel municipalities that operates the Seniorenheim Hof Bütgenbach elderly care home) — supports placement and referral pathways for elderly and vulnerable residents.

The underlying technology is limited to basic municipal administrative systems for social welfare management and citizen services; there is no proprietary technology, API, or AI/ML capability disclosed. The revenue model is government funding through municipal budget allocations and government subsidies (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens and federal social welfare programs), with ancillary cost-recovery fees on Meals on Wheels and the Emergency Call System. As a publicly funded statutory body, no commercial revenue, private ownership, funding rounds, or M&A activity applies; the entity is governed by the elected municipal council and accountable to residents through the Sozialhilferat (Social Welfare Council).

Name

centre publique d'action sociale de butgenbach

Legal name

Gemeinde Bütgenbach

Website

https://butgenbach.be

Company type

Public

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Centre publique d'action sociale de Butgenbach (ÖSHZ Bütgenbach) is the statutorily mandated Public Social Welfare Center of the municipality of Bütgenbach in Belgium's German-speaking Community, providing financial assistance, social counseling, debt advice, senior services, and refugee support to the municipality's approximately 5,585 residents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAF

Elder Services & Aging Support

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYHLADALAK

Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Elder Care & Long-Term Care/Senior Care Coordination & Case Management (Geriatric Care Management)

SECONDARYHSABAIAL

Housing & Placement Coordination (Assisted Living, Memory Care, SNF)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Care Coordination & Geriatric Care Management

Keywords

• Public social assistance
• Financial aid services
• Debt counseling services
• Senior care coordination
• Social welfare administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Bütgenbach

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Social Welfare Funding: Government-funded public social welfare center. Funded through municipal budget allocations and government subsidies. Receives support from the Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgiens and federal social welfare programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The center provides Bütgenbach residents with statutory public social assistance, including financial and social-allowance information, psychosocial counseling, debt counseling, housing support, and emergency assistance. It also coordinates home care and provides senior support through Meals on Wheels and an Emergency Call System.

Product overview

The Commune de Bütgenbach / Gemeinde Bütgenbach provides a comprehensive suite of public services through its ÖSHZ (Public Social Welfare Center) and administrative departments. The municipality operates 4 village schools, provides senior services including the ELSIE electric vehicle program and meals on wheels, manages community facilities like the Hof Bütgenbach event venue, and offers administrative services spanning population registry, civil registry, public works, and environmental services. The municipality is part of the German-speaking Community of Belgium and the five Eifel municipalities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ÖSHZ Public Social Welfare Center Services Provides Bütgenbach residents experiencing social, family, or financial difficulties with financial assistance, social counseling, debt management, senior-care coordination, and emergency-housing support.
• Meals on Wheels Provides weekday home delivery of meals, including soup, a main course, and dessert, to elderly residents who cannot prepare meals themselves; diabetic menus are available at €12.00 per meal.
• Emergency Call System Provides seniors with a wireless personal emergency-response transmitter that allows them to call for help, for a €20.00 monthly fee with partial health-insurance coverage.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VIVIAS Interkommunale EifelcoreOthersVIVIAS is the intercommunal company of the five Eifel municipalities (Amel, Büllingen, Burg Reuland, Bütgenbach, and Sankt Vith). It operates the Seniorenheim Hof Bütgenbach (elderly care home), which is located in the historic Hof Bütgenbach building. The ÖSHZ coordinates referrals and financial support for residents requiring placement in this facility.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Öffentliches Sozialhilfezentrum Eupen (ÖSHZ Eupen): Municipal Public Social Welfare Center serving the city of Eupen, the largest German-speaking municipality in Belgium. Directly comparable in mandate, legal structure (ÖSHZ under Belgian law), and elderly/welfare service mix, operating in the same Ostbelgien region as Bütgenbach.
• Öffentliches Sozialhilfezentrum Sankt Vith (ÖSHZ Sankt Vith): Municipal CPAS serving the Eifel-region municipality of Sankt Vith, a sister member of the VIVIAS intercommunal alongside Bütgenbach. Identical legal mandate, comparable population size, and shared elderly-care partnership footprint make it a direct functional peer.
• CPAS de Malmedy: Municipal Public Social Welfare Center for the French-speaking municipality of Malmedy, adjacent to Bütgenbach in the Canton of Malmedy. Operates under the same federal Belgian welfare law with similar rural-demographic beneficiary base.
• CPAS de Verviers: Municipal CPAS for the city of Verviers in the Province of Liège, the same province as Bütgenbach. A larger-scale municipal welfare center with comparable statutory mandate and similar service lines, useful as a more urban reference point within the same province.

Broad incumbents

• CPAS de Liège: Larger CPAS for the city of Liège, sharing the same legal mandate and regulatory framework under the Province of Liège. Operates at substantially greater scale but delivers the same core bundle of social welfare, senior care coordination, and financial assistance programs.
• Caritas Belgium: Belgian federation of social welfare NGOs that delivers poverty relief, refugee integration support, and elderly care services complementary to municipal welfare centers. Comparable in target population and service scope, but operates as a nonprofit federation rather than a statutory municipal entity.

Regional players

• OCMW Gent / Sociaal Huis Gent: Dutch-language equivalent of the CPAS (Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn) serving the city of Ghent. Comparable statutory social welfare mandate and service mix under the parallel Belgian Community welfare framework, but operates in a different linguistic region.

Others

• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz – Landesverband Ostbelgien: Regional branch of the German Red Cross delivering social and elder support services in the broader German-speaking region. Adjacent to ÖSHZ activities, particularly around senior transport and emergency response, and shares cross-border welfare cooperation dynamics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeinde-butgenbach

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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