Welcome to Wigan

Councillor David Molyneux, the Leader of Wigan Council, would like to wish you a warm welcome to your new home in Wigan Borough

We are a borough of proud communities, magnificent greenspaces and first class services.

We have a rich heritage that inspires a thriving cultural scene along with high-performing educational sites and sporting facilities.

We hope you will enjoy them all, along with your new home.

Our Council homepage contains a wide variety of information about our services and how you can get involved with the networks in your local area.

We've also put together the following checklist of useful information when moving into the borough

Moving home checklist

• Register to vote at your new address (external link) and find your local Councillor
• Update your address on our My Account system so your Council Tax can be updated
• Update your address if you are in receipt of Benefits
• Update your address on bills and important documents, for example your driving license
• Find your water, electric and gas meters in your new home and make a note of the readings for billing
• Find out if you're eligible for any fuel support to make sure you're able to keep your new home warm
• Check you have adequate buildings and contents insurance in place
• Find out the bin collection timetable for your area
• Replace missing or stolen bins
• Find out what rubbish goes in what bin
• Find out what to do if your child needs to move schools.

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