Desperate tenants are turning to crowdfunding to pay for housing amid Australia’s rental crisis

Accommodation fundraising campaigns quadruple in past year, including appeals for rent and alternative housing like caravans

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The unbearable costs and instability of the rental crisis are pushing more people towards crowdfunding for accommodation, with housing-related appeals on one of Australia's biggest fundraising platforms more than quadrupling over the past year.

The campaigns range from requests for assistance with rental arrears and covering the costs of temporary accommodation, to appeals for help to buy caravans or other forms of mobile accommodation in the face of homelessness.