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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