Phone number: 01942 244 991.
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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.
Who is the head of Wigan Council?
David Molyneux MBE
Executive Leader – David Molyneux MBE.
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 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 much is rent on a council house Wigan?
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.
What is early help Wigan?
Early help means providing support as soon as a problem emerges, at any point in a child’s life, from the foundation years through to the teenage years. We have developed an Early Help programme to meet children’s needs at level 1, 2 and 3 of the safeguarding threshold.
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.
Where is the best place to live in Wigan?
Orrell and Gathurst are good also. Aspull. On the other side of Wigan: Ashton-in-Makerfield & Bryn are good and town centre wise Newtown is okay.
How do I complain to the NPC?
Filing formal complaints
- Download this form.
- Print and fill out.
- Have it notarized.
- Then submit to NPC (3 options): in person. send via courier service, or. scan and email it to [email protected].
Is Wigan a deprived area?
Wigan has some of the highest levels of deprivation in the country.
Where is Citizens Advice Wigan?
Life Centre North, The Wiend, Wigan WN1 1NH.
How long does it take to get a council house Wigan?
We aim to process applications within 25 working days of receipt of your application. Once it has been processed we will send a letter telling you the status of your application and your unique reference number which you will need when you bid for a property.
What food is Wigan famous for?
Pie
But there’s one town in Greater Manchester where every week is Pie Week. Wigan is known as the land of the ‘pie-eaters‘ – although there’s more history behind that nickname than you might think…
What is Wigan most famous for?
Wigan became a major mill town and coal mining district; at its peak, there were 1,000 pit shafts within 5 miles (8 km) of the town centre. Coal mining ceased in the later 20th century. Wigan Pier, a wharf on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, was made famous by the writer George Orwell.
What does Band D mean in housing?
Band D – Reduced Priority or Low Need Housing
This includes applicants who have been accepted as homeless. ALL. Applicants found to be Intentionally homeless. Applicants will be placed in Band D and will remain in this band for 12 months from the date of the intentionality decision. ALL.
What does Band 3 mean in housing?
priority housing needs
Band 3 is for priority housing needs where the council recognises the need for residents to be rehoused. 45% of new successful applicants for social housing are placed in Band 3.
What does band G mean in housing?
Band G – property value over £160,000 and up to £320,000. Band H – property value over £320,000. Council tax figures per band (current and previous year)
What does the early help process require you to do?
Early help means providing support as soon as a problem is identified, at any point in a child or young person’s life. Early help can also prevent further problems arising.
Why do early help get involved?
Purpose of Early Help
The aim of Early Help is to build on people’s abilities and resources to manage their own challenges, resolve their own difficulties and to reduce the likelihood of the problem happening again.