Veronica Suarez​ is an Uber driver by profession and a financial expert by necessity.

With almost 40 per cent of her weekly income going towards the $580 rent on her Green Valley home, the 39-year-old single parent has become skilled at juggling bills and spotting the supermarket bargains to make ends meet.

"I try to do my best," she said.

"The rent, the gas, the electricity, the phone, the food, medical expenses, school and clothes – everything adds up. It's hard. It's really difficult. Some days I do feel like I'm living on the edge."