Fierce competition leaves sole parents in precarious housing market offering three months’ rent in advance and having to give up pets
For Melanie*, who moved back in with her parents in the Blue Mountains after her relationship ended, the hunt for somewhere to live in the area has been going on for 12 months.
A lot of women ... have already really reduced their needs and ambitions, and they are still missing out“I also have a dog, so that makes things a little bit more difficult, because a lot of people discriminate against pets,” Melanie said. “But I couldn’t get rid of her. My kids and I would be devastated.”
“Vacancies are incredibly minimal, there is a lot of competition for them, and a lot of time and emotion is spent trying to find secure accommodation. I’m hearing from a lot of women who have already really reduced their needs and ambitions, and they are still missing out.” Women who left abusive relationships also said that the trauma and complications of that process affected their ability to work, and therefore their tenancy applications.Liang said she would prefer to have a permanent part-time job, and was even offered one by her employer, but could not accept it, as she needed the flexibility of casual work to be able to drop shifts to manage the administrative and emotional burdens of navigating her ex-partner’s ongoing demands of her.
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