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Vulnerable locals deal with a battle to discover food and somewhere dry to sleep when flood waters decline and short-lived shelters shut.

Nearly 800 people have sought sanctuary in NSW evacuation centres however their status as pop-up homes for some will cease to exist after the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred passes.

Kim Kennedy, Vinnies' local real estate and homelessness supervisor for northeast NSW, has actually been on the front lines supporting people sleeping rough in flooded zones.

Her task was made harder on Monday due to damage to Fred's Place, the Tweed Heads drop-in centre where she is based, with constant rains swamping the area.

On any given day, the centre serves about 130 hot meals to those in requirement however showers and laundry facilities run out commission until the flood damage is fixed.

"It has been a horrendous time for the homeless neighborhood," Ms Kennedy told AAP.

"It has been really difficult attempting to get them any type of shelter."

She stated the homeless were searching for any dry locations they could sleep across a northern NSW area already dealing with a dire lack of budget friendly housing.

"We've been assisting an entire household oversleeping their vehicle," Ms Kennedy stated.

"Seeing them in this horrendous weather condition is actually horrible."

The Byron Shire city government location, south of Tweed Heads, had the most rough sleepers of any council area in the state, according to a 2024 federal government street count.

"We definitely do have a real estate problem in the Northern Rivers and we require services," Ms Kennedy stated.

NSW Premier Chris Minns stated evacuation centres established in schools, universities, fitness centers and clubs might not act as a long-lasting fix to entrenched real estate issues in the area.

"I am fully familiar with the substantial obstacles for housing in the Northern Rivers, however evacuation centres are not permanent options ... we do not have the resources, the staffing, the time, the allotment," he stated.

The centres would close in all locations once regional emergency orders were lifted, Mr Minns added.

"So I wish to apologise ahead of time but we have to draw a very clear and understood line."

More than 10,000 people were under emergency situation warnings in NSW on Monday early morning, while 1800 people were isolated by floodwaters.

About 10,000 homes and organizations were still not connected to power as heavy rain continued to fall in lots of areas.

Major flood warnings were still in location for parts of the Clarence and Richmond rivers, while clean-up operations were under method in other places.

In Pottsville, in between Tweed Heads and Byron Bay, a whale carcass was amongst the particles that cleaned up after huge swells damaged the shoreline for days.

Residents from 17 NSW regional federal government areas who had actually lost income due to the storm would be eligible for federal disaster relief funds for approximately 13 weeks, it was revealed on Monday.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the financial backing would be backed by psychological health for impacted areas.

"We have actually got your back, that's my message to communities here," he said from Lismore on Monday.

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