The most interesting perk in Belgium on the planet
Belgium's federal mobility budget might not be what you think it is. It's not about giving up your car or taking the bus to work everyday. It's about flexibility. Train, bike, car, teleworking or a mix? You decide.
Nicolas
Nicolas
Dylan
Dylan
Tanguy
Tanguy
Which mobility budget personality are you?
A budget for all
Car or cash: is that really the question?
Nicolas is a consultant living in Brussels and working in Diegem. When presented the option to take a mobility budget, he decided to lease a smaller electric company car in pillar 1 and spend the remainder on his rent in the city.
The financial holy grail
Dylan is Client Partner at In the Pocket, living and working in Ghent. Having grown up with three brothers, Dylan says that cars have been omnipresent in his life. Today, Dylan cycles to work and spends his entire mobility budget on his mortgage. Instead of owning a car, he decided to just use one when he needs one.
Keeping your engines for the weekend
Tanguy works as a CRM & Data Manager at Bolt Energy. As an avid motorbiker, Tanguy loves to go on holidays on two wheels. On the flipside, he uses his mobility budget mainly for shared mobility such as Poppy and Donkey Republic, as well as public transport.
What can I pay for with my budget?
Owning and maintaining a bike
Shared mobility
Public transport
Car (EV or hybrid)
Mobility abroad
Which mobility budget personality are you?
Ward Callens
Internal Audit at Materialise
"Mbrella has made it possible to log all our mobility expenses and journeys, which is linked to our tool to register holidays. All these systems are linked together, which is a big plus."
What is Mbrella?
Mbrella is a business software tool that helps both you and HR manage mobility budgets (and other things). Submit your mobility expenses via our app, get them approved and keep track of your remaining budget(s).
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FAQs
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Housing costs can only be paid related to your share of the housing costs or related to the costs of living-in household family members. Housing costs of a boyfriend/girlfriend/roommate is hereby not possible. More details here https://intercom.help/mbrella/en/articles/9229839-faq-housing-costs
With Mbrella Pay, you can pay directly for your mobility within the European Economic Area, without any hassle. Employees can connect their card details to Uber, Lime, Poppy, Dott, Voi or any of our other 60+ mobility partner of their liking and hit the road.
The main objectives of the mobility budget in Belgium are to reduce CO₂ emissions and decrease traffic congestion by giving employees the option to exchange their company car for a budget that they can flexibly spend on a wider range of sustainable transport solutions and/or housing costs. This promotes environmentally friendly mobility, increases flexibility for employees, and reduces dependence on company cars.
As an employee, you can currently request a mobility budget if your employer has implemented the mobility policy in their company AND if you would otherwise be entitled to a company car. Legislation is bound to change in 2026, where it would be mandatory for companies offering company cars to offer mobility budgets as well. Lots of companies are not waiting for this change to happen and have already implemented mobility budgets to retain or attract talent.
As of 2026, companies offering company cars will most probably be obliged to offer mobility budgets as well. Lots of companies have already implemented mobility budgets since 2019, so your company might not want to stay behind. Forwarding this page to your HR department is a good first step.
Yes, we collaborate with various legal experts (in-house and via social secretaries) to analyse your specific case and implement the best possible solution for your company.
If you live within 10 km of your normal place of work, you can finance rent or mortgage interests and capital payments with the federal mobility budget. Is your normal place of work explicitly mentioned on your employment contract BUT do you usually (more than 50%) work somewhere else (like from home)? Then your 'normal place of work' can be your actual place of work. Be careful that your employer needs to prove this to the Administration.
Companies eligible for the mobility budget must meet specific criteria. Primarily, they need to have made one or more company cars available to their employees for an uninterrupted period of at least 36 months immediately before implementing the mobility budget. This eligibility ensures that the mobility budget can serve as an alternative to the company car system, promoting more sustainable transportation options.