You heard that right - SpareRoom is offering to pay one lucky winner’s rent for a whole year. Fancy your chances? Keep reading to find out how to enter…

At SpareRoom we’ve been running Live Rent Free for 14 years – giving renters in the US an opportunity to get their name pulled in a prize draw to get their rent paid for a month. But this September, we’re giving you the chance to win your rent for a whole year.

To date, we’ve given away a whopping $127,634.16 to our lucky winners. This has been a life-changing amount of money for many, which is what helped us realise we could help more people too.

In 2017 we launched our partnership with Breaking Ground, the largest provider of permanent supportive housing and outreach services for people experiencing homelessness on the streets of New York City. We decided to match every Live Rent Free prize amount from then onwards and donate the same amount to the charity – including our huge annual prize which is opening again from September 1st 2024 (details below).

So far we’ve matched $96,197.50 in donations to Breaking Ground, helping fund transitional housing work by providing short-term homes for the most vulnerable homeless New Yorkers alongside intensive case management, clinical services, three nutritious meals a day, access to clean clothes and laundry services and a variety of onsite programming to help people re-engage with society and overcome social isolation.

How to enter

From the 1st - 31st September at midday ET, our Live Rent Free Sweepstake is open to any US renter over the age of 18 and of the age of majority under the laws of their jurisdiction. To enter, all you need to do is follow THIS link (T&C’s apply).

The best part about Live Rent Free is that we always match our prize money in a donation to Breaking Ground. If you win your month's rent in prize money, you’ll also be helping us make a donation to help end homelessness - sounds like a win-win to us!

Keep an eye on our Instagram and Facebook for extra entry codes throughout the month to increase your chances of winning, too!

To find out more about Breaking Ground’s work to end homelessness and how you can get involved, head to their website. And of course, keep entering Live Rent Free – by doing so you're already helping.