Blog Editor's Note: When housing affordability becomes the topic of an interfaith meeting, one knows there is a problem beyond deniability.
Pictures below are from ABC News: Siobhan Fogarty
Ms Carrick, a full-time student studying town planning, said she was paying 70 per cent of her income towards rent.
"We all have a right to this city and to be part of the community and we demand action, for the Government to take action, because what else are they there for?" she said.
Ms Carrick said the cost of living in Sydney outstripped her income by about $200 per week.
Affordability and renting
For renting to become a truly viable, long-term alternative to home ownership, greater rental affordability and security is needed, writes senior research fellow Emma Power.The forum saw a diverse group converge on St Mary's Cathedral Hall and take a stand against the price of housing in Sydney.
The Catholic Archbishop of Sydney attended and mingled with other faith groups, single mums, business leaders, trade unionists and former homeless drug addicts.
Magnus Linder, executive officer of Churches Housing and the chair of the Sydney Alliance Housing Team, said people were deserting Sydney because of the cost of housing and rent.
He said some were foregoing expenses in areas most of us would take for granted.
Magnus Linder, executive officer of Churches Housing and the chair of the Sydney Alliance Housing Team, said people were deserting Sydney because of the cost of housing and rent.
He said some were foregoing expenses in areas most of us would take for granted.
"People are choosing not to go to the dentist because they have to choose to pay the rent and so they'll just let the tooth rot and fall out," he said.
"Some people are choosing not to eat because they need to pay the rent or make the decision, 'well I'll feed the kids and I'll go without'."
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