Christmas Hours

Check when Council Services will be closing over this Christmas period.

Christmas hours

Pay online

You can pay the following via our Online Payments page

  • Council Tax
  • Invoices (Invoices help)
  • Housing Benefit over-payments
  • Business Rates
  • Miscellaneous Payments (Blue Badges, Environmental Services, Fixed Penalty Notices, Licensing, Building Control, Immigration, Registrars, Environmental Health)

Online payments

Online payment help

Parking tickets

Pay a parking fine by online payment, posting a cheque or calling with your credit card details.

Payments to First Choice Homes Oldham

Visit the First Choice Homes Oldham website to make rent or other payments. 

Direct debit forms

Download a form to set up a direct debit for Council Tax or business rates payments.

Telephone payments 

Phone 0161 770 6611.

You can call the 24/7 phone line to make the following payments:

  • Housing Benefit over-payments
  • Council Tax
  • Invoices
  • Business rates

The following payments can be made over the phone (0161 770 6611) during office hours:

  • Blue Badge payments
  • Building Control charges
  • Business Improvement Development Scheme
  • Dog fouling fines
  • Environmental Services
  • Fixed Penalty Notices
  • Fly posting fines
  • Graffiti fines
  • Licensing fees
  • Litter fines
  • Mortgages
  • Replacement bin

Post Office and PayZone outlets

You can make the following payments at the Post Office or at PayZone outlets. 

  • Council Tax (with a 24 digit bar-coded bill)
  • Business rates
  • Community care Charges
  • Housing Benefit over-payments

Standing orders

You can call the following numbers to set up a standing order for payments. 

  • Council tax: 0161 770 6622
  • Business rates: 0161 770 6677
  • Housing Benefit Overpayments 0161 770 3944
  • Sundry Invoices 0161 770 3939