Due to physical disability. The non disability welfare isn’t enough to cover rent. My disability makes my muscles weak and makes me get tired very easily.
Definitely interested in ‘radical’ solution like squatting. I’ve heard shelters are pretty bad in my area.
I have a storage locker which I’m using to keep a suitcase of clothes, but like half of it is prescription medication or over the counter meds like pain killers or things like my cane, which I sometimes need.
Tips i’ve found:
It’s easier to get a specific item than to get enough money for a specific item. Flying a sign that says “I’m freezing my fucking ass off” will get you a coat pretty quick. People find it easier to part with extra stuff than extra money.
Otherwise, if you have a support structure in place, now’s the time to start using it. Offer your friends services or assistance, in exchange for things you need. I couch-surfed and stayed fed by doing handiwork for my friends.
If you have a support structure in place, now’s the time to start using it. Offer your friends services or assistance, in exchange for things you need. I couch-surfed and stayed fed by doing handiwork for my friends.
They don’t usually imprison panhandlers / public campers. At best what they do is send a few police officers, social workers, and a chartered bus and they say “collect your things and we will take you anywhere within 25mi, no questions asked.” At worst they will send 2 police officers to force the person to move.