A $350 million promise to house displaced people in northern New South Wales remains largely unfulfilled four months after disastrous floods hit the region.
Up to 2,000 pod-style homes were promised as part of a package for the Northern Rivers announced in April.
So far only one site at Wollongbar, between Lismore and Ballina, has opened.
It currently houses about 50 people in 34 pods.
Lismore MP Janelle Saffin said the rollout of emergency accommodation across the flood-stricken region had been "pathetic".
She blamed Resilience New South Wales for the delays.
"I have no faith in their capacity to deliver anything; they need to get out of the road," Ms Saffin said.
Ms Saffin said there were immediate solutions available if the government was willing to act quickly.
"We've got some motorhomes in Lismore, in the caravan park, and they're trialling putting vans on people's places," she said.
"There's nothing to trial. People do want them on their places.
"A lot of people have gone out and done their own thing, begging to get a van here and there.
"I've been very patient, I have worked in an absolute bi-partisan way on this, but my patience is wearing thin on behalf of our people.
Temporary housing sites
More than 6,200 homes were damaged in the record-breaking floods that hit the region on February 28, with close to half of those in the Lismore local government area.
In May, the state government released a list of nine pod village sites across the Tweed, Ballina, Richmond Valley, and Lismore LGAs, with a further two identified in Byron Shire.
Some of the sites are classified as crown land, but the majority require a lease arrangement with the relevant local council.
The Lismore City Council's general manager John Walker said the delay was due to a lack of suitable land.
"But when you understand the question of how to find the land to make it happen, then I think it is explainable but not satisfactory."
Mr Walker said the council had been asked to approve a pod village at a junior sports field at Hepburn Park, which sits out of the flood zone in Goonellabah.
He also said up to 40 housing pods would be ready within weeks on the grounds of Southern Cross University.
Tweed Mayor Chris Cherry said close to 70 temporary dwellings would be ready on two sites on the Tweed coast within a month.
Ms Cherry said she was concerned about the time it was taking.
"It is supposed to be a very short-term solution, it is a step up from people sleeping in their cars or sleeping in a tent, but it's not a fantastic solution," she said.
The NSW Minister for Flood Recovery, Steph Cooke, provided a statement to the ABC.
She said site works were underway on additional temporary housing at Pottsville, Evans Head, and the Southern Cross University.
"No-one who has requested emergency accommodation has been declined, and as of June 29, 2022 there are 1,261 people in emergency accommodation in northern NSW," Ms Cooke said.
Resilience NSW said the installation of temporary housing sites had been significantly affected by persistent rain.
Winter weather bites
As overnight temperatures in the region drop into single figures, there has been a spike in demand for warm clothes and bedding for flood victims.
Joel Orchard, from the community volunteer hub Wardell Core, said people living in makeshift accommodation were feeling the winter chill.
"Especially given that a lot of people are still living in rooms without regular insulation," he said.
"So I think the winter wear has certainly been a priority and winter bedding as well."
