‘I’m alive, and that’s it’: rising cost of living puts pressure on people already struggling

Single mother Leanne Greening has been waiting for public housing since 2013. She often relies on charities to buy clothes. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian

Leanne Greening has just enough money each week to put a roof over her head and pay her bills.

Greening, who is a carer for her two autistic children, is one of a growing number of Australians grappling with the rapidly rising cost of living coupled with a rental crisis hitting regional and urban centres.