Your Stories
“I’m a single income earner and earn a little over the average wage. I’m trying to save for a deposit to buy a house, but prices are going up much faster than I can save. On top of that my rent has gone up substantially, so it’s even harder to find savings each month. Honestly, I don’t think i’ll ever be able to afford a house, even units seem impossible at this stage.”
Katherine, 37, Perth, WA
“Every day when I ride home from work, I see the same car parked up next to a community building, close to my house. For a while I couldn’t understand why they were always there, I thought there was something dodgy going on, but after chatting to one of my neighbours about it, I found out that it was a man, living in his car who used the facilities there every day. Turns out this guy was working full time, but was still homeless and living out of his car because he couldn’t find a place to live.”
Peter, 39, Perth, WA