00:02Tiffany Emerson is desperate to find a stable home for her young family.
00:07I've never felt so much stress in my whole entire life.
00:09The 33 year old began couch surfing in North Queensland in December after separating from her partner.
00:16The single mum has four children, the youngest just six weeks old.
00:21Half the time like I don't even know how I'm running, I'm just like on autopilot at the moment.
00:26She says she reached out to emergency accommodation services across Townsville for help, but was met with few suitable solutions.
00:35What's that? Strawberry on your finger.
00:38Get a tent, pitch a tent, stay in a car, get a hotel, motel, but even that's so expensive.
00:43Like when you've got four kids and you're a single mum, the weekly prices of that is crazy.
00:47She's currently staying with her aunt in public housing.
00:51The threat of having to live in her car is always looming.
00:54It's scary, like how are you meant to sleep that many kids in that small of a space and get
01:00them ready for school?
01:01The Red Cross says there's an increase in people needing help and it's feeling the strain.
01:06We're seeing big demand for our services and people, up to 80 people walking in per day.
01:13A local housing network is lobbying for a dedicated homeless shelter to be built in Townsville.
01:19A spokesperson for the Housing Minister said the government is focused on delivering more homes for vulnerable Queenslanders.
01:26As more and more people become homeless, it means the solutions are more complex and each individual has a different
01:34story.
01:35The number of people who have been involved that are affected by the public housing network and not only being
01:36involved in the public housing network.
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