Access to Wigan Housing Solutions bond guarantee scheme for help with accessing private rented accommodation. Out of hours emergencies phone 01942 828777.
How do I contact Wigan Council by phone?
Simply ring our phone number 01942 489006. This is an automated service that is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please make sure you have your bill or invoice number when you ring as you will need this to make a payment.
How can I get council to move me faster?
How to get a council house quicker
- Be as open and flexible as you can.
- Update the council of changes to circumstances.
- Ensure you’re in the right band.
- Use all your bids.
- Ensure you’re bidding for the correct type of property – by this we mean bidding for the type of property you will be given priority for.
How much is council rent in Wigan?
£74.67 per week
Wigan currently charges the lowest rent of any council in the North West at an average of £74.67 per week compared to average of £90.50 across England. Around 76 pc of council tenants in Wigan receive housing benefit or universal creidt with approximately 60 pc of rent being fully funded by these benefits.
How many council houses are there in Wigan?
Wigan Council is the second biggest borough in Greater Manchester and is responsible for collecting housing rent for around 23,000 properties, council tax for 150,000 properties and business rates for approximately 10,000 properties.
How do I complain to Wigan Council?
Email us at [email protected] • Phone us on (01942) 827607. Write to us at the Complaints and Information team, PO Box 100, Wigan, WN1 3DS. Call into any public Council office.
How long are property searches taking in Wigan?
How searches work. A small team of two staff complete local searches every day. Local searches are returned within 10 working days though our average return time is five working days from date of receipt. We keep records of local searches for seven years, which is the time limit for any legal action to be taken.
Who gets highest priority for council housing?
You will get more priority for council housing if your home: needs urgent repairs or is in a very bad condition. is unsanitary – for example, has bad drains or sewerage problems. lacks basic washing and cooking facilities.
Do the council give you money to move out?
Housing Moves is the Mayor of London’s scheme to help social tenants in London to relocate to other boroughs. You can also benefit from the Fresh Start scheme if you want to move out of London and get paid for moving to a smaller home from an under occupied one.
What is medical priority for housing?
You have a priority need if you’re vulnerable because of a disability or health condition. The council decides if you’re vulnerable. You need to show you would be much more vulnerable than most people if you were homeless, and likely to suffer more harm in the same situation.
Is Wigan a cheap place to live?
Between the built up cities of Manchester and Liverpool lies Greater Manchester’s most affordable borough – Wigan.
How does the council calculate your rent?
Council Housing rents are based on a system called ‘differential rents’. This means that the amount of rent you pay depends on the amount of your total household income. If your income increases so does your rent, and if your income decreases, the weekly rent decreases accordingly.
Is Wigan a deprived area?
Wigan has some of the highest levels of deprivation in the country.
What are people from Wigan called?
Wiganers are sometimes referred to as “pie-eaters“; the name is said to date from the 1926 General Strike when Wigan coal miners were starved back to work before their counterparts in surrounding towns and so were forced to metaphorically eat “humble pie”.
What accent is Wigan?
While residents of the northern boroughs of Bury, Bolton, Rochdale and Oldham are characterised as speaking ‘Lancashire’, Wigan natives are thought to have a distinctive dialect all of their own – and more likely to catch the ‘buz’ or read a ‘bewk’ than their GM neighbours.
How many people are homeless in Wigan?
111 people
Shelter’s analysis of the most recent data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government shows that an estimated 111 people in Wigan are homeless.
How long do the council have to respond to a complaint?
Our standards for handling complaints
Stage 1 complaints will be responded to in 15 working days, stage 2 and 3 complaints in 20 working days.
How many people in Wigan are obese?
Nearly three quarters of Wigan adults are classified as overweight or obese, staggering figures from Public Health England reveal.
How do I email a complaint to British Council?
Contact our customer service team
- By calling us on 080022000 Saturday to Thursday, 09.00 to 17.00)
- By emailing us at [email protected] (Subject line: Complaint/Feedback/Appreciation)
How long are searches taking at the moment 2022?
Searches usually take around 2 weeks but can take much longer if the Local Authority is overloaded. Ask the solicitor to find out how long they are going to take. If it is more than a week ask the solicitor if they can carry out personal searches which may be significantly faster.
Can you speed up council searches?
How can I speed up a local search? To help speed up local searches, make sure you instruct your conveyancing solicitor to start local searches as soon as your offer has been accepted. Some industry experts are advising sellers to order searches (with the issue of getting the buyer to pay for the cost at a later date).