6PR - Fairfax Radio Network

Family of seven living in a tent

Margaret, her husband and her five kids have been living in a tent for three months. Her husband has had two strokes and can't work and she is the full time carer of her autistic kid. They've been told the wait for a house on the Homeswest priority assistance list has ballooned to 18 months. Margaret spoke to Howard Sattler about how her family has been doing it tough.