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 2025/26 and 2026/27 are shown in the previous table whilst the Tax Base for each area is as follows:
Tax Base for Council Tax |
2025/26 |
2026/27 |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Council Area | 59,501 | 59,937 | 436 |
| Of which: | |||
| Saddleworth Parish Area | 9,490 | 9,877 | 387 |
| Shaw and Crompton Town Council Area | 5,906 | 6,018 | 112 |
The resulting Council Tax Requirement for both 2025/26 and 2026/27 and the change between years is shown in the table below:
|
Council Tax Requirement |
2025/26
|
2026/27
|
Change
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue for Council Services | 122,200 | 129,237 | 7,038 |
| Saddleworth Parish Council | 269 | 294 | 25 |
| Shaw and Crompton Town Council | 112 | 111 | -1 |
| Council Tax Requirement | 122,581 | 129,642 | 7,061 |
The amount of revenue raised from each element of Council Tax in 2026/27 compared to 2025/26 is presented in the table below. The total raised, which helps pay for Council Services, is £129.237m.
Within this amount, £22.280m helps pay for Adult Social Care services. In total therefore, income generated by Council Tax for borough-wide Council services has increased by £7.038m between years as follows:
- £0.895m as a result of the increase of the Taxbase
- £6.143m 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 |
2025/26
|
2026/27
|
2026/27
|
2026/27
|
Total
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Council – General Purposes | 102,526 | 751 | 3,681 | 106,957 | 4,432 |
| Adult Social Care Precept | 19,674 | 144 | 2,462 | 22,280 | 2,606 |
| Revenue for All Oldham Council Services | 122,200 | 895 | 6,143 | 129,237 | 7,038 |
| Saddleworth Parish Council | 269 | 11 | 14 | 294 | 25 |
| Shaw and Crompton Town Council | 112 | 2 | -3 | 111 | -1 |
In addition, Council Tax of £17.100m will be generated for the Mayoral Police and Crime Commissioner Precept and £9.227m for the Mayoral General Precept (including Fire Services).