Hot bedding isn't exactly new, but Priyanka's story is the latest example of a creative solution for those feeling the financial crunch of inflation and rising rent costs.

Hot bedding typically involves strangers sharing a bed to save on rent. Similar to hot desking, hot bedding typically entails tenants coordinating shifts for bed use. In a 2021 survey, 3% of ...

Priyanka – not her real name – is among those struggling. Restrictions on international student work hours come into force this month. ... ‘Priyanka’ turns to ‘hot bedding’ as rents ...

Priyanka (not her real name) is a 19-year-old international student who, at night, sleeps in a bed in a sharehouse on the outskirts of Melbourne. But during the daytime, the bed has a different ...

Hot-bedding isn’t exactly new, but Priyanka’s story is the latest example of a creative solution for those feeling the financial crunch of inflation and rising rent costs.

Priyanka, who has been hot-bedding for several months told SBS News about the impact is has had on her mental health. “I am so stressed all the time, and very anxious.

Restrictions on international student work hours come into force this month. However, student advocates say during Australia’s rental crisis, cutting incomes will make it harder for some to survive.