00:00This has been Stuart McClellan's daily routine for the past two years, packing food and essentials
00:11and driving across the shire of Serpentine Jarradale in search of people in need.
00:15But he doesn't have to look far.
00:23The shire is one of the fastest growing communities in the country, but with a lack of affordable
00:28housing and services struggling to keep up, more people are doing it tough.
00:49It's that hand up rough sleepers like Neil depend on.
00:54The 50-year-old lost everything when his relationship ended a year ago.
00:58This has been his home since.
01:10Nearby in the city of Armadale, community organisations are also under pressure.
01:14It's now professionals who just simply cannot afford to stay in housing, to continue to
01:20meet their commitments in terms of rent, payments and mortgage.
01:25Both Labor and the Liberals have made significant housing commitments ahead of the state election.
01:30But in Perth's South East, the crisis is immediate.
01:32If I go on a scale of one to ten, with one being very good and ten being the worst, I'd
01:40put my finger in the ten.
01:42I think it's not got as bad as it's going to get, but everywhere is a capacity.
01:48It's so important.
01:50The government needs to know that their people are hurt, you know, and that needs to change.
01:58A change these communities are desperately relying on.
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