Wigan is ranked fourth worst when it comes to personal insolvencies in the North West.
Only Blackpool, Preston and neighbouring St Helens notch up poorer results in a survey of individual hardship.
For the first time in six years levels of personal insolvencies has increased, according to latest government figures.
Wigan had 27.5 cases per 10,000 population, while Blackpool had 34.6, St Helens came in at 28.2 and Prestons figure was 27.7.
Across the region 54 per cent of such cases involve women, with the north-west average increasing from 20.4 last year to 22.8 this time around.
Paul Barber, a partner at finance giant Begbies Traynor, said: Within the North West and nationally, women are now consistently more likely than men to b…
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