The camps exist. We can't start tolerating the intolerable. That is what happens eventually. We can't give up and tell ourselves that homeless encampments are a reality we have to live with. These camps exist because the people living there have fallen through the cracks in various ways.
We were talking about prevention. Everyone is one eviction, one workplace accident or one break-up away from potentially finding themselves on the streets, in a vulnerable position. We need multilayered support, which forms part of a broader strategy. In other words, if everyone has a decent income, there is less risk of ending up in this situation when life's uncertainties strike.
When people are going through a crisis, we need the means to reach out to them. It is always at turning points like these that a person's life changes. It costs far less in terms of effort and money to prevent someone from becoming homeless than to try to intervene once they are already in that situation.