'Invisible and forgotten': Sean Lee homeless after waiting 17 years social housing

Sage Swinton
Updated November 1 2021 - 7:35am, first published 7:33am
HOMELESS: Sean Lee has been sleeping in his car, which he was awarded through a compensation payment, while waiting for social housing. Picture: Simone De Peak
HOMELESS: Sean Lee has been sleeping in his car, which he was awarded through a compensation payment, while waiting for social housing. Picture: Simone De Peak

A man who has been waiting 17 years for social housing has described feeling "invisible and forgotten" by the waiting process which has recently left him homeless and sleeping in a car.

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Sage Swinton

Sage Swinton

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Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.

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