Some of the nation's tenants are going without food or dipping into savings to help pay the rent. But a tenants' group say while the rent rise freeze prevented a worse situation, government support is not enough to bridge the gap. The tenant said 80 per cent of their income went to rent while the rest was spent on school necessities and food. MONIQUE FORD/STUFF The survey found more than half of renting households are worse off even with government support (file photo). Two out of every three renting households had seen income drop by more than a third of their usual earnings, the survey found.

Source: Stuff April 29, 2020 02:27 UTC