Tenant advocacy organisation Better Renting tracked the temperature in 109 rental homes over summer to see how far the mercury climbed above the recommended safe limit of 25 degrees.
People living in social housing have some of the hottest homes, with most not equipped with any air conditioning. With no external shade on the property and no air conditioning, the conditions inside often became "like a cooker", Campbell said. "In 2019, I had a stroke and it affected the thermoregulatory function in my brain. This means I'm unable to self-regulate my own temperature," she said.
"The material is heat resistant, and I have covered two whole windows that catch the full sun and a glass sliding door, to try to deflect the outside heat coming in," Campbell said."It looks like a wind farm, but it's to circulate the air," Campbell said."I've chucked that into the mix, and then I just have a wet cotton tea towel that I drape around my neck," she said.