Oldham council faces massive overspend as it asks staff to consider voluntary redunancy
manchestereveningnews.co.ukOldham Council has asked staff to consider voluntary redundancy to help plug a predicted £36m hole in the budget. The move is in response to the council’s spending, which has ‘increased massively’ this year due to pressures in adult and children’s social care and temporary accommodation.
The council is predicting a £25m overspend this year - on top of an existing £11m budget gap from last year. The £25m figure is based on ‘projections’ which take the current rate of spending and multiplies over the course of the year.
A council spokesperson noted that the council is already working on reducing spending, meaning they hope to reduce this figure. READ MORE: Police issue update after man 'chases car with hedge trimmer' at petrol station Council boss Arooj Shah told the Manchester Evening News: “We’re hopeful for a new settlement but we’ve got to be realistic.
We’ve got a job to do. “We’re going to have to go out this week and have conversations with our staff and speak to people who might want to go through the voluntary redundancy scheme or who might want to take a career break.
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