Thank you for applying to the Deposit Assistance Scheme. As we receive a high number of applications daily, unfortunately we cannot respond to each applicant individually until all supporting information has been supplied.
This page contains a lot of important information to help with the progress of your application.
- Supporting evidence and documentation
- Expenditure list
- Have you found a property?
- Processing your application
Supporting evidence and documentation
Please email the service on [email protected] with your supporting documentation, which should include:
- Proof of your current housing status e.g. your current tenancy agreement and/or copies of any eviction notices received
- Proof of all sources of income e.g. a copy of your recent wageslip (or the three most recent if your pay can differ), and/or details of any benefits received, including proof of your Universal Credit award
- Proof of your local connection e.g. a utility bill (if you live in Wigan), a copy of a recent wageslip (if you work in Wigan), or a relative’s utility bill (if a relative lives in Wigan).
- Proof of identity e.g. a scanned copy of your passport or driving licence.
Expenditure list
Please complete the below expenditure list as best as you can and return to [email protected], so we can complete an affordability check in relation to your new home. Any costs included should be monthly.
- Rent (at new address, if property found)
- Council Tax
- Electric
- Gas
- Water
- Mobile
- Catalogues
- Credit cards
- Food shopping
- Sky/cable/steaming services
- Tv licence
- Home Insurances
- Petrol
- Car Insurance/Tax
- Pet food
- Vet bills
- Amazon Prime
- Spotify
- Other Subscriptions
- Cigarettes/vapes
- Any other items not included above.
Have you found a property?
If YES:
- Please ensure you get your supporting information and expenditure list over to us as soon as you can so we can process your application promptly.
- Have you been to view the property yet, and made the landlord/agent aware of your interest in using the Council’s Deposit Assistance Scheme? If the landlord/agent would like further information on the scheme, please direct them to getting a deposit.
- Please ensure you provide us with the details of the property, and the landlord/agent, so we can contact them to discuss the next steps.
If NO:
- Please keep searching for a suitable, affordable property by regularly checking property listing websites, and enquiring with local letting agents. Have a look on search platforms such as:
- Even if you have opted for the Tenant Matching Service, it is important that you keep searching for your own property as we cannot guarantee that we will identify a suitable property through the service. Please ensure you get your supporting information and expenditure list over to us as soon as you can, so we have this available if a suitable property is offered to us
- If you find a property that you are happy with, make the landlord/agent aware of your interest in using the Council’s Deposit Assistance Scheme. Provide us with the details of the property, and the landlord/agent, so we can then contact them to discuss the next steps.
Processing your application
- Once your application and supporting information has been received, we will aim to review this and come back to you within 5 working days (during times of exceptional demand this may be longer). We can then confirm whether we require any further information, and discuss the next steps (dependent on whether you have found a property yet or not)
- If you have any urgent enquiries for the service, including if you need to quickly progress your application as you are trying to secure a property, please leave a message on the team phoneline- 01942 489 204 and one of the DAS officers will call you back. Leave a clear message with your name and contact details, and specify that you require an urgent call back in relation to your Deposit Assistance Scheme Application.
Please note:
- Until we receive the required supporting information (as detailed above in sections 1 and 2) we will not be able to process your application for assistance
- If we do not receive contact from you within 28 days of receiving your application, your application will be closed.