Wigan Council has seen a sharp rise in the number of maintenance claims due to an increase in personal injury claims management companies opening up in the area.
A recent document reviewed by the Confident Council Scrutiny Committee showed that the number of claims the council team were dealing with increased from 26 in the 2020/21 half year to 138 in the 2021/22 half year.
The councillor presenting this report to the committee explained that with such a large housing stock (over 20,000 council homes) and with a significant number of the properties being over 50 years old, issues can arise which could give rise to housing disrepair.
