Housing bosses have been left baffled after discovering a tenant has been waiting for a council house for 44 years. The mystery resident has been on the list for a home since 1979.
A council review has now been launched into how applications are submitted for social housing. While councillors were confused as to how the person had been on the list for so long, it transpired they had never actually submitted a bid for a social housing allocation.
However, the persistent Wigan tenant is aware they're still on the list. This is because there is a review every year, Manchester Evening News reports.
