I’m a mum who works six days a week – but I’ll be forced to live in a TENT and a car as I can’t afford to pay rent

A MUM who works six days a week is being forced to live in a tent and her car because she can’t afford to pay rent. Jessica and her nine-year-old son were left homeless after their landlord evicted them from the family house to renovate it. Aussie mum Jessica works six days a week and still can’t afford housingABC YouTubeShe, like many others, are being forced to live in a ‘tent city’ on the outskirts to town[/caption] YouTubeAustralia is in the middle of a crippling rental property crisis[/caption] The struggling mum has submitted rental applications for 60 properties but has been knocked back every single time. Now the Aussie fears losing her son and is begging “someone” to help her and other low-income earners find stable housing. She told Aussie news show Four Corners there were simply “no vacancies in town” and had resorted to calling her sister, who lives above a pub, for help. “Children aren’t allowed above the pub but there was no choice,” she explained. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS TENSE OP Armoured surgeons remove GRENADE shot into Russian soldier who became human bomb HOLIDAY HELL I fell 33ft while taking selfie & was left to rot in my own faeces by medics “I paid for my own accommodation out in the caravan park. It’s the cheapest place I could get a cabin. That’s $110 (£60) a night and that’s the cheapest in town.” This was despite being offered 28 days crisis accommodation and applying for 10 properties a week. “Essentially, my son will have to go with my sister. I’m in the back of her car, but if not, I’ve got a tent to sleep in. That’s scary. “I don’t want to lose my boy. A simple thing of not being able to house my son means I could lose him and that’s not that’s not fair when I raised him solely. Most read in The Sun 'CRUEL' I felt sick hearing Ferne McCann's vile voice notes, says acid attack victim THE ENDER EastEnders favourite quits soap after three years in shock exit NOT IMPRESSED Furious I’m A Celebrity viewers brand campmate ‘fake and desperate' 'easy target' I’m A Celebrity in new row as viewers accuse campmate of ‘bullying’ star patch it up I'm A Celeb viewers spot 'mystery patch' on Sue Cleaver's arm festive feels Emotional John Lewis Xmas ad about foster dad will have you in tears “To work so hard and to get so far and to have everything gone from underneath you. “Not for my own choices. Not because you’re a bad mum. No. It’s because there is no housing. You go through every avenue to try and you get nothing.” She called on Australia’s PM, Anthony Albanese, to give mums like her more support to find housing. “Help us, help us do something. Help the low-income earners and the unemployed to get good stable housing,” she said. “Just help us. We need help. Someone needs to do something for us.” Read More on The Sun DOUBLE TROUBLE Urgent warning to anyone who's had Covid - getting it again 'is more deadly' BRAVE KATE Kate Garraway missing from Good Morning Britain amid husband's health battle Australia is in the middle of a crippling rental crisis with low housing stocks driving up rent by 10 per cent since the beginning of 2022. According to research data by Domain, Australia’s national rental vacancy rate is at a record low 0.9 per cent – down from 41.8 percent on £230-a-week rentals at the start of 2020. GettyJessica is from Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales[/caption]