Single mother Kayleigh Grice has twice been threatened with eviction after losing work during the coronavirus pandemic.
“My main concern was making sure we had enough money for food,” she told SBS News.
The 33-year-old, from Liverpool in England, has lived in Melbourne with her 14-year-old son for three years.
As an international student, she isn’t eligible for federal government welfare support.
“I just couldn’t pay the rent, I just couldn’t do it. I didn’t have the funds,” she said. “I was relying on family, friends, food banks, charities.”
Negotiations with Ms Grice’s landlord stalled, so…
