4. Net Income and Expenditure
The table below shows income and expenditure for all Oldham Council services along with financing from general grants, Council Tax and Business Rates.
Net expenditure for 2026/27 is £368.053m and is largely financed from unringfenced General Government Grants, Retained Business Rates and Council Tax revenues.
Net Expenditure (Controllable Budgets) and Financing for Oldham Council 2026/27
|
Portfolio Detail |
£000 |
% |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Social Care | 98,409 | 26.7 |
| Children's Services | 96,485 | 26.2 |
| Public Health and Leisure | 24,528 | 6.7 |
| Place | 73,951 | 20.1 |
| Resources | 40,441 | 11.0 |
| Capital, Treasury and Technical Accounting | 34,239 | 9.3 |
| Total Net Council Expenditure | 368,053 | 100.0 |
| Financed by: | ||
| General Unringfenced Government Grants | (153,152) | 41.6 |
| Retained Business Rates | (85,559) | 23.2 |
| Council Tax Revenue including the Adult Social Care Precept | (129,236) | 35.1 |
| Council Tax (Parish Precepts) | (405) | 0.1 |
| Collection Fund Deficit | 299 | (0.1) |
| Total Financing from Grants and Locally Generated Income | (368,053) | 100.00 |