What it's like to be a working homeless person in Germany | DW Documentary

Working daily to sleep on the street at night? That’s a reality for thousands in Germany, who despite having a job cannot find a place to live.

Attila Kokas works for the Berlin City Mission as a gardener. Denny Wagner is a cook. At an emergency shelter he prepares food for homeless people. For a few months now, Denny has been spending nights in a small, simple hut with no electricity. Attila sleeps on the street, before he makes his way to work in the early hours. Despite having jobs, both men have been unable to find an affordable apartment in Berlin. They share their fate with quite a few people in Germany. In larger cities in particular, the housing market is tight. This hits people emerging from homelessness and earning low wages especially hard. How can they get away from being without a roof?

00:00 Intro

00:50 Denny: a homeless cook

02:10 Attila: a gardener without a home

04:13 At work with Denny in the emergency shelter

06:01 Attila is hoping for an apartment

07:00 Homelessness in Germany

08:52 Denny’s shelter

11:01 Attila’s new abode

11:54 Denny views the future

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