We were receiving Commonwealth rent assistance but when the rent increased the assistance didn’t- so therefore we had to make cuts on things like our phone and internet plans, as well as cutting back on the amount of food we bought (cutting down to one fruit a day, etc). We had to ask family for help with buying food so that we could afford rent, and still didn’t have any money left over. Multiple applications for other rental places in our price range were denied (the agent said it was because they chose someone who offered more than the asking price).
