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Your key to living in Oldham

Accessible shopping in Spindles and Town Square

These pages give you the ‘Key to Oldham’. In this section you can find lots of useful information about:

  • Health and welfare
  • Homes and housing
  • Council Tax and Benefits
  • Planning applications and building modifications
  • The local environment and how we are making it better
  • Services for the key stages of your life

There are also maps of the town centre, the local area and the northwest region.

Benefits Information

Greater Manchester Benefits Website

Information on Council Tax Benefit and Housing Benefit, including a ‘benefits calculator’ and application forms, is available on the Greater Manchester Benefits website.

OldhamInfo

The OldhamInfo website (www.oldhaminfo.org) is the Oldham Partnership’s tool for sharing information about local services, research and statistics. It uses maps to help display statistics and review facilities and activities for local areas within Oldham.

Features include

  • Where’s My Nearest? …GP, Creche, Library, Housing Office etc (and info such as opening times).

  • Statistics on deprivation, health, education, income, benefits, fires, crime, population etc.

  • Area Profiler…Instant profiles of statistics on any Oldham ward, and facilities within that area.

  • Report Wizard…Custom statistics on any area or areas within Oldham.

  • Policy and Research Archive…Search for Research reports about Oldham on a wide range of subjects.