Please try and keep the comments respectful! It was my aim in making this documentary not to impose any bias - to include the pure and simple facts with the uncensored opinions of those whom I interviewed. I appreciate your feedback/opinions and love facilitating a conversation about this issue. However, it is disappointing to see inaccurate, hurtful and bigoted remarks that do not contribute to the goal of finding solutions but rather aim to precipitate fear and ostracisation upon already marginalised members of our society. Thanks for your support! :)

I know a 73 yr old Woman,who was renting a Home .When the Rent went up ,she ended up on the Streets, sleeping in her Car ,Couch surfing.It took 3yrs of living like this , before Government Housing became available to her .This Women is a University Academic.

He should be so proud of himself for not drinking 💕

GOD BLESS THEM ❤️👏🏻 all they want is love, safety & our time to talk to them 👏🏻

2019 and nothing has changed.

Excellent program... I agree all countries really need to help their own homeless and poor first ... then others ! God bless all those sleeping rough... giving $ to help them is the most needed thing !

It's the same worldwide. Rent/ mortgage is too high for most people....it's very sad. Most people live paycheck to paycheck.

it's sad because i live in the city and see these people daily

You can still get centrelink without postal address. Just put down your local post office as postal. I know, i was homeless for over 18 months.

Agencies I personally find are not much help, they are all talk and do nothing else. The answer is housing for these people, a safe place to live.

I am watching this video from nepal. And i have been to Melbourne and flinder street as well. I hope things will get better for those people who were homeless

Bravo guys and girls nice work, the system just keeps creating more and more barriers hoping they wont have to deal with it.

very moving

I live in South Yarra and see homeless men around quite a lot. I always give them money. If I was homeless I’d hope people would help me

I went to school with Summer! Her name was Brooke then 😔

HI Hayden :) Great documentary … have you gone back to these people to see if they are still on the streets or if their situation has improved since ?

Good video :) you really spread awareness to this subject.You deserve more subs and views.

One thing these agencies need to stop doing is applying bandaid solutions. I was a child when Frontyard started, and they were pretty much nothing but a contact point where you went to call other agencies. They had printouts of housing/aid and you were dumped in front of a phone and that was that. Perhaps if you were lucky you were given a train ticket. I bounced around those agencies as a child for over a decade, and they solved nothing. In fact, they left me with problems as I did not gain experience and knowledge that is required to be a standard functioning adult in today's society. Sure, they gave me a roof over my head, but that was pretty much it. If they were my parents, that would have been considered neglectful. I learned how to survive, not how to live. I learned lessons that nobody needs to learn. The methods one learns to cope in such situations are not transferable, they won't help you find a job, a home or how to maintain effective interpersonal relationships. Sure, I can tell you how to break into a building to get a quiet nights sleep. I can tell you where to park your car so you can sleep in it and not be disturbed. I can tell you a roadhouse where they will let you park, shower and even have wifi. But I can't tell you how to manage office politics and keep your job when some fool is annoying you. The skills I learned, how to deal with troublemakers, let's just say that will get you fired. Homelessness services have a hell of a long way to go.

There should be a federal investigation into the homelessness service providers and non for profit service providers who receive government funding to help homeless people. I can only imagine how many would be rorting the system to maximum benefit. More transparency is needed to understand how the money flows in this sector.......

Great video.

And what about older people like myself. No one wants to employ me..family don't want me...is there simply no help for me....

I agree with you give us AUSSIES housing first

good things happen to good people i was homeless and i got strength to hod on i built my way up then it all got pushed down i built it up, this time i got the help i needed i was homeless for years now im wealthy and back on my feet im so happy i got the help i needed p.s never give up on your hopes and dreams

Summer is a wonderful actress

i experienced homelessness briefly in my mid 30`s. i found a solution to my problem. i packed my bags and left for China as an English teacher for 17 years. I saved every cent, came back to Australia and bought myself a two bedroom unit CASH. i went to Tasmania in 2015, as it was cheap then to buy property in Tassie. The unit has more than doubled in value since then. I still believe too many people hide behind excuses, and dont make the effort to find solutions. Drugs and alcohol ARE MAIN FACTORS LEADING TO THIS LIFESTYLE. If i stayed in Australia, instead of going to China , i have no doubt, i`d be living amongst these poor people now.

Very good documentary Hayden. Why doesn’t the government provide more social housing?

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Mum introduced me as the black sheep, when I was about 10 I asked what’s a black sheep, she said your the runt of the litter , don’t judge the homeless judge their families, One Home Ownership Law ,the rich own all the real estate and they would buy every vehicle and rent them out if they could

Great video, thank you. I believe in creating gardens (and outside/inside workshops, i.e Madrid where one is Tabacalera another is in a park outside) When people have something to do, something to come to, community, when people are socializing around something positive -we start changing the way we think. Learning about green self sufficiency and sustainability, creating and building -it's good for the people and good for the planet. And I bet there's lots of people in the city who would step up as volunteers for a project like that. There are quite a few cities in Europe that are doing things like this. Tempelhof in Berlin has a list of prob. a hundered (or much more) smaller community gardens under it's size in the the city, many of them open for whoever finds their way there -wich usually means that you have a good mix of people working and spending time together. Dignity Village in usa too, is a good example of a pure thought project for homeless people. They come from a different perspective than the usual eco-village, and still with the extra challenges -it seems like the village is working out great! I believe that if people can get a chance to learn how to take care of themselves, and have the opportunity to learn a skill or work on an interest -it will set something in motion. People get new self confidence by creating and by taking part in something, having some responsibility maybe. For me it was drawing and photography that helped me release some of what was stuck. I have been in almost the situation and have felt the struggle, unsafety and the lowering of self confidence and asteem -specially in times with no money while being alone out there. People need to feel like people, and it's surprisingly easy to start feel like a underdog. A community is a place to come home to, no matter if there is an apartment or if you go back to the streets when the night falls. If cities (or people) created cheap laundry/shower places too it would be a BIG help for homeless people. Community is the key, dignity is the key, sustainability and green self sufficiency, skills and good knowledge, art, music, happy times. This post suddenly was very long, just some thoughts though. TY again for the awareness work and sharing.

Think of a rainy wet cold night in Melbourne. Think of sitting three or 4 hours or more shivering from the cold. Then tell me a bottle of plonk don't look like a good option. Even if only to pass out for 3 hours.

How is possible for some of these people living on the streets to have centerlink payments and others don't? It sure isn't going to be very easy to raise themselves out of the gutter with what they can beg.

wow so over 160 million spent on homeless services in Australia that's $1600 to 100,000 people living on the street even at helping 20% that's $8000 for each one where douse that money go

I know how it feels to sleep rough.. its scary and cold :( maybe supermarket gift cards would help.. homeless can buy what they need... This is a very good vid. Thank you

I’m doing a project on homelessness so this helps a lot thx

I don't know what is worse: 1)Being Homeless or (2)Being Incarcerated ...at least you receive food & shelter with the latter...

Same in England, Romanian, Polish, Eastern European immigrants seem to get straight to the top of housing lists and get £. They arrive with their children, so are therefore looked at as vulnerable, so often get accommodated . It's a little more in depth, but you get the flow!!

STOP HELPING PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES' well said. look after your own back yard government.

WHERE I LIVE THERE ARE 6 HOMELESS PEOPLE ON THE STREETS JUST ON THE WAY TO MY MARKET AS I GO THERE EVERY DAY opps caps on i take out food and crisps and biscuits and anything that may be nearing its best before date in my fridge out tho them all i also buy vitamins and give them out too if i see any cheap cups i make deserts and fruit jelly's jello for the usa people ha ha at first i use to hand out bags of sweets but its got more and more as they have increased in numbers now ,you know it amazes me how much food my neighbours throw out in the bin i ask them to give it to me now for the homeless but as they are not bringing it i now its still going in their bins ,,, its sad it would not cost them a thing to give it to me ,to take to them ,but even then they do not give i keep all the plastic containers i can find to put food in and give out as well any thing with a lid is used .i know its probably a bad idea but i buy cheap nice drinking glasses from the charity shops to make fruit jelly's in as it looks so nice and special and its a real treat for them.i like to put pieces of mango or grapes or blueberrys floating on top it looks awesome and i don't mind a few tiny pieces of my fruit for them those plastic spoons are free to pick up from the supermarkets and cafes they are great for eating special treats with so i hand them out too . please people if you are reading this please think as you are making you dinners and throwing out those plastic tubs and containers , you could just wash them up and put a few mouthfuls of food or sweets in them for those people you step over and try to ignore have a look through all you clothes all the scarves and jumpers you could give all those clean underwear and socks ,they don't mind some one else wore them before they got them at all so long as they keep there feet warm so long as they are clean and they can chuck out there old rags and have nice newer replacements they are happier and its a great excuse for you to treat your self to some nice new things for yourself too please please help the people in your world give them those things that are just out of date all those tins you wont be using .all those vitamins and everything else you can find that could help put a smile on some poor souls face please give and just walk away never even expect a thank you , i just stop give out what i have to give and off i go i have poundland store around me here and i buy big packs of individually wrapped cakes and biscuits and sweets chocolates i pop them into a small sandwich bag like a pick and mix of all sorts of yummy stuff i just tie the top they are easy to carry about in my bag or in my pockets yes of course i also give out a few coins sometimes as well but you know what money is so thoughtless its not a nice surprise its nothing special is it ,and it could be used badly ,on drugs or alcohol who knows .... its hard for some people to say thank you so don't expect it ! you would be so surprised how a tiny gesture can mean the absolute world to those who think no one cares ,it can be life changing for them its a tiny seed that can grow in their hearts and in our world to big things i would love to hear your story's about who you help and what you find is a good thing to give ideas are always welcome if you see the same people regularly you can some times size them up and see about buying warm thick winter coats from those charity shops for them , do you know what it feels like to be freezing in the street ,in a freezing cold shop door way or in some bush some where and do you know how it feels to be so cold your going mad from sleeping on the cold concrete waking up to find the things you had stolen all gone then please find it in your heart to be someone who just walk's up to you and gives you a warm dry clean winter coat maybe some clean socks a scarf a hat ,and them just walks off with out even waiting for a thank you. can you imagine , how would you feel ,,,,, please make someone happy every day . on your way while your out and about .

Tried to share to facebook but it wont work. Wow is all i can say and so glad i saw this

This video kind of has a high school classroom feel to it.

I'm sorry to all these homeless people I know it's difficult for them to get a job. No one deserves to be homeless! They deserve a home and a good feed 💔😔

anyone else have to watch this for school??

🐼 🐼 🐼 🐼 🐼 ( 3:45 ) ( 5:24 ) The girl named Summer is a tragic case. I hope she gets good things in the future. 21 • 02 • 2021

Interesting Very Interesting

WOW THEY FOUND THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EVER HAD A DEATH IN THE FAMILY SUCH A RARE FIND !

That woman just talked about the young the young can take care of their self what about the older people they need help first

roller coaster life

why help just young people ?

The real issues here is untreated mental health and addictions..They are given accomodation many times but do not maintain them because of the addictions or simply not paying their rent.. They can be very manipulative with major behavioural issues.. not talking about all of the homeless but most! In turn becomes the vicious spiral.

I'm sorry but this is misleading as Salvation Army do provide a Postal address so Centrlink can pay them. I was homeless for 18n yrs as much as the shelters and refuges suck and are violent I got a place. The lady talking at homeground is totally different real person. I have offered to pay some homeless for accomadation at a boarding house but they have knocked it back but only wanted the money. The Lady at homeground is uncaring and dosn't care whether one is homeless or not.

Sometimes when I can I help homeless people,I'm a Christian born again,I know a homeless guy,he sleeps in a carwash area,sitting on a chair ( 6 years ago,can you imagine that sufering situation?) in the cold city of Bogotá; I feel compasion for him, and I offer him food,clothes,some persons give me used clothes,or toys,for poor children,and I would like to have a house here in Colombia,in order to bless homeles people,God bless them.

Hi I an from Undia . Really sad to see those haoless people. I fully agree with the gentelman when he says the Aussie givernment should first help their own people first wuth housing insread of heloing migrants . The assistance that is given to migrants I am sure is generated from taxes thess poor people have paid when they were earning and hence these people should be the first to receive state benefits and the mugrants .

The way i felt and or judged by others shouldnt be understood and its not some people dont know how to treat others. It is ignorant off others to judge others simple

i never equated new immigrants as ever alleviating any homeless problem. It's the elephant in the room no one talks about.

Realtors are to blame. Speculating should be against the law and realtors should have to have degrees with ethics laws. They should not be able to sell homes to investors instead of homebuyers and should not be able to set rents or home values.

Goverment playing games with people instead of solid help as always nothing will change

Bridge housing units. Low cost 10’x20’ prefabricated 8-10 dwelling, 1-bed 1-bath insulated units, each with a lock and key. Set up in inconspicuous places throughout the general areas homeless tend to locate. Not fancy, no not a ‘prize’ but safe, warm structures to give people a place to call home. Can be built for $6-8,000 per dwelling. I live in a city with a wonderful group that built a low cost housing apartment building with 60 units but it cost $23 million! And today 2000 are on the waiting list for the place! We need low cost bridge shelters. Many issues would be solved if the folks had a roof over their head. Also waiting for someone to write the website that groups together 100 households that can chip in $20/mo to care for a homeless person. That would be $2,000/mo.

1 in every 200 Ossies are homeless?! Hidden that well and this is 5 years old! 🤬❤️🙏🇬🇧

I have see the salvos workers in Perth mock their own clients in front of a room full of people

its a lot more complicated than that

Wish I could win big on lotto and do some kinda homeless people shelter ☹ sad seeing people sleeping out in the streets

Working with 15 kids in leaving care i could get mostly everything like work, clothes, white goods but never longterm accomodation....ever!

Quite a number of people I had contact with that was in and out of the justice systems have expressed to me that they would much like to get the education required and become social workers etc. I can never judge these people just because they’ve got a criminal record because as least they still have a life goal. It’s the ppl who have lost their directions in life and couldn’t/wouldn’t want to help themselves( yes I do believe you have to be willing to help yourself before everyone else could help you) that really saddens me.

Thats a nice dog at about 14 minutes his owner seems cool as well

I feel sorry for them. ( 3:58 ) ( 4:38 ) ( 7:17 ) ( 8:00 ) ( 11:24 ) ( 13:30 ) ( 19:29 ) Especially Chris , 42 .

Belinda Biffin is the problem not the solution, I bet she gets paid very well and hasn't got s clue

what homelessness does is leave you on the street and vonerable to everyone else that already has an addiction or is abusive, and people in Parlament have been aware of this for Generations. People need to be kept off the streets, why aren't there stable places of refuse for everyone and the Government crying out we havn't got enough money when they spend Billions on buildings we don't need, is sending out a message to the rest of the world that Australia is heartless in its making of the future.

im homeless and i do toritz tuesdays

I am also houseless( vets are not homeless here in us)

because they /we camt afford the friggin rent! let alone afford to get a loan for a house! while our pollys sit pretty doing jack shit for us getting paid ridiculous amounts of $! let them live on the street for a while and see how hard it is...

Poverty is lucrative. Uk scrapped all planning regulations. Now families are forced into converted warehouses, on industrial estates. £250 wk rent. No shops, etc. Dangerous and greedy people behind this atrocity.

Oh, God, I’ll really be praying now, with that psychopath Andrews in office there

Homeless since 2005, on the bench, or ground. Many kind people, who have continually shown how to love others, as they have toward me in all that they have done for me. Since the US corporation has given so much to those entering illegally, and the Companies 500 employ the illegal. So they also could have done for those of us who were born here by parents who were born here. The "federal subsidies" = taxpayer money $$ has been used by Corporate powers to make 98% of consumer goods *BEFORE IT GETS TO STORES...so why are we being required to go to stores, and pay for it twice, a 2nd time?? We should now be able to go, now each day and receive just what we need for today.... isn't that right?? God bless you 🤗

everyone is freaking out having a home is a luxury, having a secure job is a dream ,people are going mad,

how can i help?

WHAT YOU ACHIEVE OR WHAT YOU DONT ACHIEVE IN LIFE EITHER WAY COMES TO PASS AND TOMORROW ISNT PROMISED TO YOU THAN THE JUDGEMENT WERE ONE GETS AWAY WITH NOTHING & YOUVE ALL READY MET THE GRIME REAPER ....YOU CALL HIM SLEEP PARALYSIS+

230 000 immigrants get looked after each year why not the homeless they have increased in numbers by 70per cent

Where are the parents in most of these youth cases? Shameful! The young people are obviously uneducated and blame the wrong things that led to these circumstances.

I think anyone who buys a house anywhere they should be made to buy a tiny house for a homeless person there should be tiny home parks like trailer parks

Their dying people not rough sleepers.

They'll give it to someone who wants it more that's why they get more to people from other countries because of there experiences is more extreme sorry to say but that's why they get more

The 'solution' is simple. Make 'crown land' available for free (as per the earlier colonists/returned soldiers) and let people get on with building their own houses the best way they can/can afford WITHOUT ENDLESS INTERFERENCE BY BUREAUCRATIC BOOFHEADS AND POLITICIANS.. I've built eight houses (up to and beyond civil requirements) entirely without any 'qualifications' or approvals. The most expensive one cost me $8500 (sic), and recently attracted an offer of $2.8 MILLION (which was rejected by the current owner. The Blackfellas landed here 65 THOUSAND YEARS AGO, and I've never heard of a report that any of them were ever reported to be homeless. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR HOMELESSNESS IN AUSTRALIA...other than 'official' obstruction. If people really cared (and homelessness is but one of several issues.) This country would benefit from a French-style revolution, where all the 'governing classes' are eradicated. PS. I was one of 4 million postwar migrants brought out by Menzies to 'Build the country'. They had NOTHING having just survived the murderous war, and most couldn't even speak English. There was NO 'Social Security': the only promise they had was 'All the work you want'. I don't know of a single one of them that wasn't in their own house in under 5 years (and down to about TWO years!) The ONLY 'rule' was: "If your roof caves in on you don't tell us; the problem is yours". (55 years after I helped my father build our family home it still required a bulldozer to demolish it!)

been homeless for 14+ years the Australian government doesn't give a fuck.

Summer needs to get help with her drug problem.

Our housing system is broken ... a complete failure

I do not understand homeless in Australia jobseeker 282.50 a week, 4 bedroom home rent 400.00 a week. 4 jobseeker people get 1130.00 a week between them. It seems each one of them after paying 100.00 rent would have 182.50 a week for all the other things they need and maybe even be able to save some for a rainy day. This is Australia not the USA.

I see a livable site, under a bridge !

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I sleep rough for fun

8:07 so this must be yet another example of "male privilege".

It’s so sad to see people struggling thanks to our liberal and labour government .. politicians don’t care 🤷‍♀️

why did he say Jews are little drug addicts???

cooking classes...on the sidewalk

Forklift driver but there’s no work! Bullshit!

I am a tourist in Melbourne and I saw many homeless people in the CBD. Came to KZfaq to find out why? I would say if you make bad life choices, then you don't deserve help. Meantime do lose the dog. You need help and you don't need to share the scraps with a pet. Pets are for people who have more.

I really intended to watch this documentary but I can only take a few minutes of these British or English accents. 😩

I respect the way people rather be homeless their dedication to meth and booze and pills it takes awhile to get to that Level.....

Politians should be made live homeless for a few days to see how it feels

...they all want to live in the same place...ha ha...the city sux...