Rents are rising, as are numbers of single-parent families in Australia, many who struggle to make ends meet. These women say it's a problem with an answer.
SBS On Demand. When Nikki embarked on a new chapter as a single mum, finding a home that was pleasant and affordable for herself and her daughter seemed daunting. Nikki had just completed her psychology internship in Mackay, Queensland, and was about to move to the Sunshine Coast with her eight-year-old daughter Portia for work. The prospect of starting anew was both exciting and confronting. Then a friend suggested she share with another single mum — Stacey and her daughter Halo.
Wendy Stone is professor of housing and social policy in the Centre for Urban Transitions at Swinburne University of Technology. She said more single parents are being forced into alternative living situations, such as co-living options, as a result of the rental crisis.
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