So I've just sort of given up on saving at all," she said.The 23-year-old Canberra university student, who also earns a small income to cover food and bills, said her current rental property was stable, but that had not always been the case."At one point, I had been in something like nine different places in three years Families who once had a broader range of options can now afford a much smaller share of the market.""The modern housing crisis has not come from nowhere; it has developed over decades, as governments have stepped back from direct provision and expanded incentives for private investment," Anglicare's report said.Like Ms Menace, Samira Reeve has struggled many times to find a rental for herself, her partner and her children.Ms Reeve cannot work due to disability and her partner works in the public service."Yesterday I inspected a $750 a week house in the south of Canberra