Rising interest rates are biting particularly hard for Australians living with a disability. In some cases it's forcing people to consider moving out of their homes. Subscribe: [ Ссылка ] Read more here: [ Ссылка ]

When Anwen Handmar bought her home in Bunbury, south of Perth, two years ago she felt she'd done it against all odds. Being a single mother, a visual artist and having muscular dystrophy, it was a dream she never thought would come true.

Anwen was diagnosed at 19 but has only needed a wheelchair full time in the past four years. But Anwen is worried she can't stay because she expects her mortgage repayments would be roughly $17,000 this year. She can no longer afford them, as well as expensive modifications she needs to make to the property.

So she's considering moving into specialist disability accommodation in Perth, a scheme she's eligible for under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) but which would cost the taxpayer $113,000 a year.

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