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100			_9210 _aMorris, Alan
245			_aInternational students struggling in the private rental sector in Australia prior to and during the pandemic
260			_bHousing Studies, _c12 August 2021.
300			_a23 pages
500			_aKEYWORDS: International students; private rental sector; risk; precarity; Australia; Covid-19 pandemic
520			_aInternational students have emerged as a major cohort within Australia’s post-secondary education sector. Despite contributing substantially to the economy and community, they are expected to make their own way in Australia’s expensive private rental market. Drawing on two surveys—one conducted prior to Covid-19 and one fielded during the pandemic—as well as forty semi-structured in-depth interviews, the article examines strategies adopted by students to cope with high rents in Sydney and Melbourne. Drawing on the concept of risk, we argue that international students studying in these two cities must constantly manage the pressures of expensive and unstable rental housing. Access to decent accommodation often depends on finding and maintaining paid employment. Second, students adopt risky strategies to meet housing costs such as sharing bedrooms. These strategies reduce rents but invoke further challenges. Third, we find that due to the loss of paid employment, the Covid-19 pandemic has substantially increased the risks for international students dependent on the private rental sector.
524			_aTo cite this article: Alan Morris, Shaun Wilson, Emma Mitchell, Gaby Ramia & Catherine Hastings (2021) International students struggling in the private rental sector in Australia prior to and during the pandemic, Housing Studies, DOI: 10.1080/02673037.2021.1961695
650		0	_9533 _aStudent Accommodation
700			_9549 _aWilson, Shaun
700			_9550 _aMitchell, Emma
700			_9551 _aRamia, Gaby
700			_9552 _aHastings, Catherine
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2021.1961695 _yAccess article on publishers website
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