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Vulnerable residents face a battle to find food and somewhere dry to sleep when flood waters recede and momentary shelters shut.

Nearly 800 individuals have actually looked for 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 real estate and homelessness manager for northeast NSW, has actually been on the cutting edge supporting individuals sleeping rough in flooded zones.

Her task 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 inundating the area.

On any given day, the centre serves about 130 hot meals to those in need however showers and laundry centers are out of commission up until the flood damage is fixed.

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

"It has actually been truly difficult attempting to get them any type of shelter."

She stated the homeless were looking for any dry locations they might sleep throughout a northern NSW area currently dealing with a dire shortage of budget friendly real estate.

"We have actually been assisting out an entire family oversleeping their vehicle," Ms Kennedy stated.

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

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

"We absolutely do have a real estate issue in the Northern Rivers and we require services," Ms Kennedy said.

NSW Premier Chris Minns said evacuation centres established in schools, universities, health clubs and clubs could not work as a long-term fix to established housing issues in the region.

"I am completely familiar with the considerable challenges for housing in the Northern Rivers, however evacuation centres are not irreversible options ... we do not have the resources, the staffing, the time, the allowance," he stated.

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

"So I wish to apologise beforehand but we need to draw a very clear and understood line."

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

About 10,000 homes and organizations were still not connected to power as heavy rain to fall in numerous areas.

Major flood cautions were still in place for parts of the Clarence and Richmond rivers, while clean-up operations were under method in other places.

In Pottsville, in between Tweed Heads and Byron Bay, a whale carcass was amongst the debris that cleaned up after huge swells battered the coastline for days.

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

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

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

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