Vulnerable homeowners deal with a fight to find food and somewhere dry to sleep when flood waters decline and temporary shelters shut.

Nearly 800 people have sought refuge in NSW evacuation centres however their status as pop-up homes for some will disappear after the effect of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred passes.

Kim Kennedy, Vinnies' local housing and homelessness supervisor for northeast NSW, has actually been on the cutting edge supporting individuals sleeping rough in flooded zones.

Her job was made harder on Monday due to harm to Fred's Place, the Tweed Heads drop-in centre where she is based, with constant rains swamping the space.

On any provided day, the centre serves about 130 hot meals to those in need but showers and laundry centers run out commission until the flood damage is repaired.

"It has actually been a horrendous time for the homeless community," Ms Kennedy informed AAP.

"It has been really tough attempting to get them any kind of shelter."

She stated the homeless were trying to discover any dry places they might sleep across a northern NSW area currently handling a of budget friendly real estate.

"We have actually been assisting an entire household sleeping in their automobile," Ms Kennedy said.

"Seeing them in this horrendous weather condition is truly horrible."

The Byron Shire regional government area, south of Tweed Heads, had the most rough sleepers of any council area in the state, according to a 2024 federal government street count.

"We definitely do have a real estate problem in the Northern Rivers and we need options," Ms Kennedy stated.

NSW Premier Chris Minns stated evacuation centres established in schools, universities, health clubs and clubs might not serve as a long-term fix to entrenched housing problems in the area.

"I am completely aware of the considerable difficulties for housing in the Northern Rivers, however evacuation centres are not long-term options ... we don't have the resources, the staffing, the time, the allotment," he stated.

The centres would close in all areas once regional emergency situation orders were lifted, Mr Minns added.

"So I wish to apologise in advance however we need to draw a very clear and understood line."

More than 10,000 individuals were under emergency situation cautions in NSW on Monday morning, while 1800 individuals were separated by floodwaters.

About 10,000 homes and businesses were still not linked to power as heavy rain continued to fall in numerous areas.

Major flood warnings were still in location for parts of the Clarence and Richmond rivers, while clean-up operations were under method somewhere else.

In Pottsville, between Tweed Heads and Byron Bay, a whale carcass was amongst the particles that washed up after big swells damaged the coastline for days.

Residents from 17 NSW city government locations who had actually lost earnings due to the storm would be qualified for federal disaster relief funds for up to 13 weeks, it was announced on Monday.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the financial assistance would be backed by psychological health services for affected locations.

"We have actually got your back, that's my message to neighborhoods here," he stated from Lismore on Monday.

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