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Homelessness charity running low on tents and swags as cost of living hits hard in regional South Australia

Trish Sparks says homelessness south-east SA is the worst she's seen it in 17 years of working there. (Supplied: ac.care)

A social support charity says the cost of living crisis has become so serious it has run out of tents to hand out to those sleeping rough.     

Ac.care, which provides social services to people in South Australia's South-East and Riverland regions, has already assisted nearly 400 people this financial year — more than it's budgeted to help in 12 months. 

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