00:02Brett McCall's on the front line of Perth's homelessness struggles.
00:06Leading outreach work for the Salvation Army, this is the worst he's seen it.
00:11Every corner you turn there's another person experiencing homelessness.
00:14He says the recent camp at Memorial Drive is a story repeated across the state in different forms.
00:21You got someone supporting you at the moment?
00:22In parks like this his team is increasingly seeing families and older people
00:26unable to keep a roof over their heads.
00:29We've got family services, we've got transitional services that are suitable for most cohorts, but they're full.
00:36Libby's been on and off the streets for more than two years
00:39after a breakdown in her relationship with her daughter.
00:42Everybody's trying to get a case manager who can coordinate what's happening for them.
00:48But there aren't any out there.
00:50Her two dogs a common complication.
00:52I'll stay out here rather than give them up.
00:57It's just not an option.
01:0066-year-old Neil has been sleeping rough in Inglewood since February while battling health issues.
01:05The workers that come and see me have said, you know, there's nothing available.
01:10He's been sleeping on this bench until an ABC Radio Perth listener offered him a temporary reprieve.
01:16If it wasn't for the generosity of the people around here to help me through, I'd be in trouble.
01:23Services in Perth's North are seeing similar challenges.
01:26Even the people that have been holding down jobs for 20 or 30 years, they're coming in
01:30and they're at the point of becoming homeless because they can't afford just their everyday necessities.
01:38It does make it quite tricky for outreach support services to then support people who are moving up and down
01:46the coast.
01:47Support services left with few options but to help tide people over.
01:51Homelessness is really something that doesn't discriminate anymore.
01:57You know, anyone is, you know, one, two steps away from homelessness at any time.
02:02Homelessness services received a $91 million boost in this year's state budget.
02:07Homelessness services received a $91 million boost in this year's state budget.
02:09Homelessness services received a $91 million boost in this year's state budget alongside •
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