Member Allowances 2026-27
| Basic Allowance | Index | Amount 2026/2027 |
|---|---|---|
| All Members of the Council | £12,467.00 | |
| Special Responsibility Allowance (SRA) | Index | Amount 2026/2027 |
| Executive Leader | 100% | £37,401.00 £6,708.52 (for Greater Manchester Combined Authority duties) |
| Deputy Leader | 70% | £26,180.70 |
| Executive Members | 60% | £22,440.60 |
| Deputy Executive Member | 25% | £9350.25 |
| Leader of Main Opposition | 50% | £18,700.50 |
| Deputy Main Opposition Leader | 20% | £7480.20 |
| Minority Opposition Leader (provided the group has 6 members) | 15% | £5610.15 |
| Chairs of: Licensing Planning Children and Young People Scrutiny Board Adult Social Care and Health Scrutiny Board Place, Economic Growth and Environment Scrutiny Board Governance, Strategy and Resources Scrutiny Board Health and Wellbeing Board |
30% | £11,220.30 |
| District Leads: Central, North, East, South and West | 20% | £7480.20 |
| Appointed Deputy District lead | 20% of District Leads SAR | £1496.04 |
| Chair of Audit Committee | n/a | £ 2,473.81 |
| Chair of Standards Committee | n/a | £781.26 |
| Co-opted/Independent Members of Audit and Independent Persons on Standards Committee | n/a | £1,200.00 |
| Greater Manchester Transport Committee/Bee Network Committee | n/a | £4,561.00 |
| Greater Manchester Chair of Overview and Scrutiny (paid by Greater Manchester Combined Authority) | n/a | £10,311.00 |
| Greater Manchester Scrutiny Panel Member (paid by Greater Manchester Combined Authority) | n/a | £3,437.00 |
| Greater Manchester Scrutiny Panel substitute members (paid annually by Greater Manchester Combined Authority) | n/a | £571.00 |
| Greater Manchester Overview and Scrutiny Committee substitute members’ attendance per meeting (paid annually by Greater Manchester Combined Authority) | n/a | £144.00 |
| Council representative on the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) (paid by GMPF) | n/a | £1,460.00 |
| Travel and Subsistence | Amount 2026/2027 | |
| Refreshment Allowance | n/a | £8 Lunch and £14 Evening meal |
| Mileage | n/a | 0.45p per mile for first 10,000 miles, outside the borough, per annum and a rate of 0.25p per mile over 10,000 miles, outside the borough |
| Other Authorised Reimbursement | Amount 2026/2027 | |
| All Members of the Council Disclosure and Barring (DBS) Update Service |
£16.00, or the rate charged by the DBS should this change | |
| Civic Allowances | Amount 2026/2027 | |
| Mayoral Allowance | n/a | £ 17,544.16 |
| Deputy Mayoral Allowance | n/a | £ 3,446.73 |
Dependants Carer’s Allowance
The Dependants Carers Allowance is paid in respect of expenses necessarily incurred in arranging for the care of children or dependants to allow:-
a) The attendance at a meeting of the Council, Cabinet, Committees or Sub-Committees or of any other body to which the Council makes appointments or nominations or any other committee or sub-committee of such body.
b) The attendance at any other meeting, the holding of which is authorised by the Council, a Committee, a sub-committee or a joint committee provided that it is a meeting to which at least two political groups have been invited.
c) The attendance at a meeting of any association of authorities of which the Council is a member.
d) The performance of any duty in connection with the discharge of any function of the Council conferred by or under any enactment and empowering or requiring the Council to inspect or authorise inspection of premises.
e) The carrying out of any other duty approved by the Council or the Chief Executive for the purpose of or in connection with the discharge of the functions of the Council or any of its committees or sub-committees including attendance on a training development course for the purpose of fulfilling the duties of an elected member.
A dependant is defined as someone who is living with a member and is:-
- A child aged 15 or under -An elderly relative requiring full-time care Appendix 1 Scheme of Members Allowances
- A relative with disabilities who requires full-time care
- A member claiming the allowance shall provide medical or social work or other evidence that care is required for the purpose of the audit as requested.
The allowance shall not be payable in respect of care provided by a member of the councillor’s immediate family or household. The Carer’s Allowance will be capped at a maximum of ten hours in any week and the hourly rate will be the National Living Wage hourly rate. Hours may be calculated from the time of leaving home to the time of returning home following attendance on Council business as detailed above.
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