Did you know:
- 73.1% of Wigan's population are in work
- 49% of people achieved 5 GCSES at A*- C in 2007-2008 academic year
- The average income for the borough is around £22,438 pa compared to a national average of around £25, 121
- 12.92% of the people in the borough hold a degree
- 40.63% of the people in the borough have a blue collar job, 42.54% hold a white collar job
If you want to find out more about class distinctions and the impact they have on people's life choices then the following documents may be of interest:
Opportunity for all is the Governments Annual Report on poverty and social exclusion. Three of the main strategy documents underpinning this report are highlighted below:
Working for Children (.pdf, 721kb) - This strategy sets out the additional measures that the department for work and pensions will take to contribute to the eradication of child poverty by 2020.
World Class Skills: Implementing the Leitch Review if skills in England (external link) - This document explains how the government will provide the right supporting framework to act as the catalyst for this skills ‘revolution’, and to close the gap between where we are now, and where we need to be in 2020.
Reaching out: An action plan on social exclusion (.pdf, 1.251kb)
There are other key strategies and further information provided on the Department of Work and Pensions Website (External Link)
