Men and women experiencing homelessness in Canberra are having to choose between freezing together in their cars of taking their chances apart in shelters.
Support services have been overwhelmed over the winter with homeless people desperate for help, but support workers have been struggling to keep couples together.
The 2016 census estimated more than 116,000 people were experiencing homelessness in Australia.
Reclink ACT project manager, Mark Ransome said there needs to be more awareness about the problem for there to be a solution.