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title: "WATCH: Life adjacent – The narrow gap between those with homes and those without"
description: "When speaking with people in unhoused communities or shelters around Cape Town, an issue that is brought up again and again is the harmful assumptions others make about them. There are a range of factors that can lead to a person losing their home – a shrinking job market, domestic abuse, gang violence, addiction, mental health struggles or economic shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic. What remains consistent is how difficult it is to escape homelessness."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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author: "Tamsin Metelerkamp"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-08-12-watch-life-adjacent-the-narrow-gap-between-those-with-homes-and-those-without/"
published: "2024-08-12T22:10:49"
updated: "2024-08-13T13:45:49"
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# WATCH: Life adjacent – The narrow gap between those with homes and those without

> When speaking with people in unhoused communities or shelters around Cape Town, an issue that is brought up again and again is the harmful assumptions others make about them. There are a range of factors that can lead to a person losing their home – a shrinking job market, domestic abuse, gang violence, addiction, mental health struggles or economic shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic. What remains consistent is how difficult it is to escape homelessness.

By Tamsin Metelerkamp · Published 13 August 2024, 00:10 SAST · Updated 13 August 2024, 15:45 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SEy3t6xU7s)

- Video filmed by: Bernard Kotze
- Video edited by: Rufaro Chiswo
- Producer: Emilie Gambade
- Subbing by: Kevin Flynn

[Media on Daily Maverick: "Homelessness"](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-08-12-watch-life-adjacent-the-narrow-gap-between-those-with-homes-and-those-without/)