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Council tax is set to rise for Oldham residents with chiefs pledging to use the extra cash to pay more than 4,000 carers a ‘real living wage’.
The budget for the 2022/23 financial year has been revealed ahead of being voted on by the borough’s councillors on March 2.
Bosses are proposing a total tax rise of 3.99 pc, made up of two per cent to fund adult social care, and 1.99pc for council services.
It means that the average household would pay around £45 more a year to the authority.
Under the plans all carers in Oldham would be paid the foundation living wage, which would see wages rise from £9.50 an hour to £9.90, working out at an extra £768 a year.
Council leader Arooj Shah said that they needed to recognise the contribution of carers throughout the pandemic, who are some of the lowest paid workers in the local economy.
She told the LDRS : “What we wanted to do is make sure we get the best carers and attract the best people who will provide a service that is so fundamental for so many people.
“For people who are at the most vulnerable point in their life, they need care, they need love, they need support and they need compassion.
“What was really important to me was that we can’t clap for carers as we have done over the last couple of years but then not put that into action and show them that we value that by not paying them the wage that means that they can live decent lives and pay the basic cost of living.”
One Lees carer welcomed the proposed pay rise as she described living ‘hand to mouth’.
Lisa Whittaker, who works at Oakdene Care Home, said: “An extra £768 a year will mean not having to scrimp and save as much when my children need something.
“Carers generally live hand to mouth so this increase in pay is
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