3. Council Tax Requirement
The Council must prepare a statutory calculation - the Council Tax Requirement. This is calculated by multiplying the Tax Base in an area (the number of Band D equivalent dwellings for Council Tax purposes) by Band D Council Tax.
The Band D Council Tax levels for 2023/24 and 2024/25 are shown in the previous table whilst the Tax Base for each area is as follows:
Tax Base for Council Tax |
2023/24 |
2024/25 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Council Area | 58,500 | 59,380 | 880 |
| Of which: | |||
| Saddleworth Parish Area | 8,953 | 9,150 | 197 |
| Shaw and Crompton Parish Area | 5,615 | 5,724 | 109 |
The resulting Council Tax Requirement for both 2023/24 and 2024/25 and the change between years is shown in the table below:
|
Council Tax Requirement |
2023/24 Council Tax Income £000 |
2024/25 Council Tax Income £000 |
Change £000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue for Council Services | 108,995 | 116,155 | 7,160 |
| Saddleworth Parish Council | 228 | 247 | 19 |
| Shaw and Crompton Parish Council | 100 | 108 | 8 |
| Council Tax Requirement | 109,323 | 116,510 | 7,187 |
The amount of revenue raised from each element of Council Tax in 2024/25 compared to 2023/24 is presented in the table below. The total raised which helps pay for Council Services is £116.155m. Within this amount, £17.310m helps pay for Adult Social Care services.
In total therefore, income generated by Council Tax for borough wide Council services has increased by £7.160m between years as follows:
- £1.640m as a result of the increase of the Taxbase
- £5.520m due to the increase in Council Tax of 4.99%
Elements for the Parish Councils are collected on behalf of those organisations.
|
Council Tax Element |
2023/24 Council Tax Income £000 |
2024/25 Taxbase Growth £000 |
2024/25 Council Tax Increase £000 |
2024/25 Council Tax Income £000 |
2024/25 Total Change £000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Council – General Purposes | 94,121 | 1,416 | 3,308 | 98,845 | 4,724 |
| Adult Social Care Precept | 14,874 | 224 | 2,212 | 17,310 | 2,436 |
| Revenue for All Oldham Council Services | 108,995 | 1,640 | 5,520 | 116,115 | 7,160 |
| Saddleworth Parish Council | 288 | 5 | 14 | 247 | 19 |
| Shaw and Crompton Parish Council | 100 | 2 | 6 | 108 | 8 |
In addition, Council Tax of £15.219m will be generated for the Mayoral Police and Crime Commissioner Precept and £6.707m for the Mayoral General Precept (including Fire Services).