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

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%

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