'An absolutely pleasant surprise': Why single mums are moving in together

For 18 months after her break-up, single mother Hayley Grimmond was finding it impossible to find a secure, long-term rental for her and her young daughter, Blair.Every week she would send out about three rental applications She never heard back."All I've ever wanted is for my daughter to have the best life I can possibly give her," she explained.It's an issue many single mothers say they endure: rental discrimination.Hayley slept on friend's couches and stayed in crisis accommodation.Her sister helped her with a spare room, but the home was too crowded to be a viable long-term solution.Hayley's only reprieve was a six-month lease in a one-bedroom apartment."I've worked for homeless organisations myself in the past," she said."And then when it happened to me, it was a shock, an absolute shock to the system."It was then her mother suggested she could rent a house with another single mum