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Tameside Council

2026/27 view

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council · ONS E08000008

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

68/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Good

Compared only with metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

36 councils in peer group Rank 10 of 34 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover94
Debt burden91
Liquidity36
Debt direction3
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £113.54m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£9.30m 8.9%
Service expenditure £485.98m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£42.06m 9.5%
Unallocated reserves £27.54m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
£0.00 0.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £485.98m
34.1%
2020/21: £362.32m 2021/22: £382.25m 2022/23: £400.92m 2023/24: £443.92m 2024/25: £485.98m
Net revenue expenditure £258.65m
20.2%
2020/21: £215.26m 2021/22: £216.14m 2022/23: £218.17m 2023/24: £234.13m 2024/25: £258.65m
Council Tax requirement £117.90m
21.8%
2020/21: £96.76m 2021/22: £99.24m 2022/23: £104.62m 2023/24: £110.23m 2024/25: £117.90m
Unallocated reserves £27.54m
1.1%
2020/21: £27.24m 2021/22: £27.44m 2022/23: £26.09m 2023/24: £27.54m 2024/25: £27.54m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 1 of 25 responses collected before results are published
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ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads23.0%requiring maintenance investigation+4.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 100 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways5.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 80 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads2.0%requiring maintenance investigation−1.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 9 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways5.0% red
Good 72.0%Amber 23.0%Red 5.0%
B & C roads2.0% red
Good 77.0%Amber 21.0%Red 2.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 5.0%2016/17: 5.0%2017/18: 4.0%2018/19: 3.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 3.0%2021/22: 4.0%2022/23: 5.0%2023/24: 5.0%2024/25: 5.0%2015/16: 4.0%2016/17: 4.0%2017/18: 4.0%2018/19: 3.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 3.0%2021/22: 2.0%2022/23: 3.0%2023/24: 3.0%2024/25: 2.0%2015/16: 10.0%2016/17: 12.0%2017/18: 16.0%2018/19: 18.0%2019/20: 18.0%2020/21: 16.0%2021/22: 16.0%2022/23: 18.0%2023/24: 19.0%2024/25: 23.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads0.3%64 km network
B, C & unclassified0.3%689 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing0.3%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Tameside Council, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25
47.5%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

2.5 percentage points vs 2023/24
56 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste358.2 kgper household+19.3 kg year on year
Waste collected301.0 kgper resident−3.0 kg year on year
Household waste72,126tonnes collected34,262 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

34,262 t recycled, composted or reused 37,864 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

47.5%
2015/16: 48.6%2016/17: 52.8%2017/18: 52.4%2018/19: 50.9%2019/20: 49.3%2020/21: 47.2%2021/22: 52.6%2022/23: 50.9%2023/24: 50.0%2024/25: 47.5%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Tameside Council.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
111 Open schools
36,434 Pupils
40,130 School places
90.8% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Tameside Council.

Attainment 8
43.4
North West 44.6
England 46.1
2.7 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
40.6%
North West 42.0%
England 45.4%
4.8 percentage points below England
EBacc entry
35.5%
North West 36.7%
England 40.5%
5.0 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.20

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

44.3 18/19
48.4 19/20
48.5 20/21
45.6 21/22
43.8 22/23
43.0 23/24
43.4 24/25
Education context

Tameside Council's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes are below both North West and England benchmarks across all three headline measures.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Tameside Council, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£211,000
+ 35.9% over five years
Median resident earnings
£33,949
+ 31.5% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Tameside Council.

£927 / month
+ 5.7% in the last year
July 2026
Tameside Council
£927
+ 5.7%
North West
£965
+ 5.7%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North West £38 less per month
Compared with England £524 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Tameside Council
6.22×
North West
5.90×
England
7.64×
Compared with North West Less affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received186this quarter+43 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided131this quarter+7 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
81.7%approved
Overall approval rate107 granted24 refused−4.6 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

95.4%
Rank 91 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

2.2 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major5100.0%100.0% Minor3775.7%91.9% Other8983.2%96.6%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1812024 Q3: 1502024 Q4: 1532025 Q1: 1902025 Q2: 1702025 Q3: 1712025 Q4: 1432026 Q1: 1862024 Q2: 1672024 Q3: 1502024 Q4: 1332025 Q1: 1392025 Q2: 1542025 Q3: 1522025 Q4: 1242026 Q1: 131
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

232%
Required708homes over three years
Delivered1,643homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Tameside Council, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 23,112 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 96.4 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change − 2.4% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Tameside Council Your council
96.4 − 2.4%
North West Region
89.4 − 0.9%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Tameside Council has a recorded crime rate 7.9% above North West. It is 15.6% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Greater Manchester
Violence 9,959
41.6 per 1,000 + 0.3%
Theft 5,205
21.7 per 1,000 − 6.8%
Public order 2,481
10.4 per 1,000 − 12.3%
Criminal damage 1,881
7.8 per 1,000 − 8.3%
Shoplifting 1,564
6.5 per 1,000 + 6.0%
Vehicle offences 1,135
4.7 per 1,000 − 2.0%
Burglary 919
3.8 per 1,000 − 18.5%
Drug offences 1,178
4.9 per 1,000 + 21.4%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Tameside Council.

111 schools
Open schools 111
Pupils 36,434
School places 40,130
Capacity used 90.8%
Primary 76 schools
20,287 pupils
Other / specialist 17 schools
1,322 pupils
Secondary 16 schools
14,825 pupils
16+ provision 2 schools
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 11
9.9% of open schools
Previous full framework 46
41.4% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 40
36.0% of open schools
No Ofsted record 13
11.7% of open schools
No published outcome 1
0.9% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

11 schools assessed
Achievement 11 assessed
Needs attention 6
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 1
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 11 assessed
Expected standard 9
Needs attention 1
Urgent improvement 1
Curriculum & teaching 11 assessed
Expected standard 6
Needs attention 4
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 11 assessed
Expected standard 9
Needs attention 1
Urgent improvement 1
Leadership & governance 11 assessed
Expected standard 10
Needs attention 1
Personal development 11 assessed
Expected standard 10
Needs attention 1
Safeguarding 11 assessed
Met 11
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 2
Good 29
Requires improvement 4
Inadequate 2
Not judged 9
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Aldwyn Primary School URN 149874 · M34 5SF Primary 418 459 Ungraded inspection
Arlies Primary School URN 106190 · SK15 1HQ Primary 178 266 Ungraded inspection
Arundale Primary School URN 148687 · SK14 6PW Primary 203 210 Ungraded inspection
Ashton West End Primary Academy URN 141759 · OL7 0BJ Primary 432 440 Ungraded inspection
Audenshaw Primary School URN 106203 · M34 5NG Primary 209 210 Renewed framework
Bradley Green Primary Academy URN 143376 · SK14 4NA Primary 215 240 Ungraded inspection
Broadbent Fold Primary School and Nursery URN 106193 · SK16 5DP Primary 217 210 Ungraded inspection
Broadbottom Church of England Primary School URN 152203 · SK14 6BB Primary — 120 Good
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£99.84m6,467 imported records
Gross annual spend£681.00m2026/27
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts246188 active
Identified suppliers964Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 239,643 2024
North West region 7,737,414
Tameside Council represents 3.10% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+9,691 residents ↑ 4.2%
2019: 229,952 residents2020: 230,521 residents2021: 231,220 residents2022: 233,318 residents2023: 236,142 residents2024: 239,643 residents
Tameside Council +4.2%
North West +5.1%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Tameside Council's population grew over five years. Its change was 0.9 percentage points below the North West and broadly in line with England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Tameside Council?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Tameside Council compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 77.5 years
2.5 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 80.9 years
2.9 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
55.2
5.7 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
56.0
5.3 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
196.2 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
104.1 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
136.5 per 100,000
England 114.6
Worse
Liver disease 2025
34.0 per 100,000
England 19.4
Worse
Respiratory disease 2025
54.0 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
11.9 per 100,000
England 10.9
Similar
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Tameside Council 13.6% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Tameside Council 68.8% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Tameside Council 58.8% England 64.6%
Worse
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Tameside Council 540.8 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
25.4%
Tameside Council 25.4% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Worse
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
38.2%
Tameside Council 38.2% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
No current data
No current published value
Council compared with England Not compared
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
84.1%
Tameside Council 84.1% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Similar
Bowel cancer screening 2025
69.7%
Tameside Council 69.7% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Worse
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
71.1 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
5.7%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Tameside Council?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 38,418 16.0% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.6% +2,713 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.6% +246 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Tameside Council LOCAL AUTHORITY
16.0%
North West REGION
14.0%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
38,418 34,878 31,337
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

7.6 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 7.1 µg/m³
Other sources 0.5 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

36.8%
12.0 7.4
2011: 12.03 µg/m³ 2012: 10.87 µg/m³ 2013: 10.94 µg/m³ 2014: 10.54 µg/m³ 2015: 8.46 µg/m³ 2016: 9.38 µg/m³ 2017: 8.06 µg/m³ 2018: 8.37 µg/m³ 2019: 9.70 µg/m³ 2020: 7.60 µg/m³ 2021: 7.67 µg/m³ 2022: 7.94 µg/m³ 2023: 7.42 µg/m³ 2024: 7.61 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 36.8%
5 years ↓ 21.5%
10 years ↓ 27.8%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 14.0 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 5.0 – 14.0 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 8.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 7.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 13.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 11.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 11.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 9.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 8.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 10.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 5.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 10.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 10.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 14.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 12.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 13.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 14.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 14.0 µg/m³
Tameside A635 Manchester Road Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Traffic Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

5.7% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL

Who runs the council?

Verified 2026-08-29
Political control

No overall control

Labour-led administration

No party currently holds the 29 seats required for an overall majority.

Council leader

Councillor Eleanor Wills

Labour

Leader of the council administration.

COUNCIL COMPOSITION

57 elected members

Majority: 29 seats
Labour25
Reform UK19
Conservative5
Independent Group4
Independent4
Composition total: 57 seats.Official source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Register position 2026-08-29National HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessRegister requestedRequested by email
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement data1 metricsVerified published activity measures
PUBLISHED ACTIVITY

Latest HMO measures

HMO inspections19 February to 21 June 202454
Coverage note

Current licensed HMO register requested from publicprotection-es@tameside.gov.uk. No direct HMO expenditure was identifiable in the published Q1 2026/27 expenditure data. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£485.98m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£258.65m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£117.90m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£27.54m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £2,028
Median for councils of the same type £1,935 4.8% above peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £215.73m · Income £8.09m
£207.64m
Children's social care Gross £110.41m · Income £2.28m
£108.14m
Adult social care Gross £146.86m · Income £48.56m
£98.30m
Public health Gross £19.25m · Income £534.7k
£18.72m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £13.83m · Income £2.09m
£11.75m
Culture and related services Gross £11.60m · Income £556.0k
£11.05m
Housing Gross £16.88m · Income £7.94m
£8.94m
Central services Gross £10.54m · Income £2.45m
£8.09m
Highways and transport Gross £11.32m · Income £3.89m
£7.44m
Planning and development Gross £7.22m · Income £1.28m
£5.94m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£117.90m
Retained business rates£125.58m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £27.54m
Closing £27.54m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£126.27m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£12.73m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£113.54m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£474 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £474
Median for metropolitan district councils £1,468 67.7% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£9.30m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£9.30m +8.9%
Change across the series +£24.31m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased despite borrowing not rising because investments and cash fell during the quarter.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£96.03m
Other longer-term borrowing£30.00m
Short-term borrowing£244.0k
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL-PUBLISHED POSITION

Latest budget, forecast and audit extracts

Published budget

2026/27 Gross annual spend

£681.00mVerified Rounded
2026/27 FUNDING

Where the money comes from

Rounded
1GrantsPublished funding source£275.00m
2Council TaxPublished funding source£124.00m
3Business RatesPublished funding source£119.00m
4OtherPublished funding source£115.00m
5Fees and ChargesPublished funding source£48.00m
2026/27 SPENDING

Main spending areas

Rounded
1AdultsPrincipal published area£180.00m
2Children and familiesPrincipal published area£159.00m
3Housing, Environment and EstatesPrincipal published area£101.00m
4SchoolsPrincipal published area£91.00m
5Housing BenefitPrincipal published area£40.00m
6LeviesPrincipal published area£34.00m
7Population HealthPrincipal published area£19.00m
8Strategic GrowthPrincipal published area£4.00m
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£40.40m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
92.74% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£3.13m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£142.55m Receipts relating to the financial year
OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£40.40m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £11.75m

29.1% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £28.65m

70.9% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 92.74%

England average: 95.60%  ·  2.86 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Matches the selected financial year · 2026/27 Q1 · year to date

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1Children's Services3,785 entries£39.05m
2Place1,627 entries£19.87m
3Resources198 entries£9.36m
4Public Health111 entries£4.75m
5Adults441 entries£2.32m
6Corporate Services5 entries£1.77m
7Hosted Services71 entries£1.09m
8Chief Executive's Office106 entries£802.9k
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

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ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
Children's and young people's Residential PlacementsNot suppliedActive2028-03-31£1,110,000,000.00
Children and Young People's Foster Care Placements FPS-TamesideNot suppliedActive2028-04-04£1,100,000,000.00
Pre-Placement Agreement For The Care Homes Contract In TamesideNot suppliedActive2028-03-31£136,000,000.00
Tameside - Support At Home ServicesVarious SuppliersActive2029-05-31£73,000,000.00
Tender for the Provision of a Drug & Alcohol Recovery ServiceCGLActive2031-03-31£34,490,000.00
Supported Accommodation for adults with a Learning Disability - Lot 1 Area 4Creative Support LtdActive2032-03-31£20,157,260.00
Supported Accommodation for adults with a Learning Disability - Lot 1 Area 1Lifeways Community Care (1)Active2032-03-31£19,500,610.00
Supply of Half-Hourly, Non Halfy and Streetlighting ElectricityNpowerActive2027-03-31£17,000,000.00
Supported Accommodation for adults with a Learning Disability - Lot 1 Area 3Creative Support LtdActive2032-03-31£14,875,520.00
Tameside Integrated Community Equipment Service ContractRoss Auto Engineering Ltd T/a Ross CareActive2029-09-30£13,290,960.00
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
PROVENANCE

Source documents

46 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Tamesidemhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Tamesidemhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Tamesidemhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Tamesidedft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Tameside MBCdefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Tamesidemhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Tamesidemhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
Tameside Public Protection Enforcement Activityhmo enforcement activity19 February to 21 June 2024importedOpen
Tameside Auditor's Annual Report 2024/25auditors annual report2024/25importedOpen
Tameside Our Budget Explained 2026/27budget summary2026/27importedOpen
Tameside MBC Revenue Budget 2024/25revenue budget2024/25importedOpen
Tameside Contracts Register – Q4 2025/26contracts register2025/26 Q4importedOpen
Tameside expenditure over £500 – Q1 2026/27expenditure over 5002026/27 Q1importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.