\u201cAustralians are being priced out of the cities where they work, which can affect the liveability of our cities and the quality of essential services.\u201d<\/p>\n

One Sydney renter, Willimena, 60, lives in a sharehouse in Eastwood with her son and two others. Their rent goes up every year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt went from $690 [a week] to $730 to $750 to $800 and the last one was going to be $900 but I was able to get it down,\u201d she said. They now pay $850 after arguing no repairs had been made on the property and that they are good tenants. She is on a carer payment and works 15 hours a week at a vet clinic.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m struggling to pay bills, on top of rent and groceries. There are no luxuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

If they get another increase, she will have to move further out, likely into another sharehouse, making it harder to get to work.<\/p>\n