Terry has been homeless for almost two years — and it has been a struggle.
She was living in a car with her partner in Tasmania's north, until he was arrested by police.
"Unfortunately, being on the street, [he] committed crime to survive, therefore he's in jail and I'm now on my own," she explained.
Terry had fears for her safety, so she decided to befriend other homeless people, assuming they were in similar circumstances, however, she narrowly avoided being sexually assaulted.
"I actually found myself in a predicament being a young woman, that I was going to be tied up by some other homeless people," she said.
"That really scared me."
She is not the only one battling to survive on the streets of Tasmania's second largest city.
Launceston Mayor Albert Van Zetten said he "wasn't aware of the total numbers" but that "there appears to be more people out sleeping on the streets".
It has become a nightly ritual for some of the homeless people to gather at Launceston's Royal Park for dinner.
Kirsten Ritchie, the founder of Strike It Out, which provides the homeless community with food, camping gear and clothing, said there was not enough support for charities like hers around the city.
"I've already told Albert Van Zetten, you can either mess the city up or you can clean it up.
"In another five years' time, we will start looking like Sydney or Melbourne," she said.
Daniel, another homeless man from Launceston, has been living on the streets for almost a year, hampered by alcoholism and a recent cancer diagnosis.
"Being sick on the streets, I got bashed the other day just for my pay cheque, just because I had a bit of money in my pocket."
"They flogged me for about 20 minutes, to within an inch of my life," he said.
Daniel said there was a misconception about homeless people.
"It's just because of circumstances, it's not because they're derelicts," he said.
Local charities have noticed a big increase in the number of people sleeping rough, with some of the homeless feeling safer seeking refuge under the lights and CCTV in the city's mall.
However, it has caused tensions — with an altercation this week between local council staff and people living in the alcove of an empty shop.
Cr Van Zetten said council cleaners were doing their job, which caused the people sleeping in the mall to become upset.
"They started getting aggressive towards our staff, so our staff just left," he said.
Tasmania Police attended after responding to a report of verbal abuse and threats. Police gave three men a direction to leave the area, however they refused to leave and were charged with failing to comply with a police direction.
The men aged 39, 47, and 41 were bailed, but the 41-year-old man breached his bail conditions immediately and was taken back into custody to appear before the court.
After the homeless people were removed, the owner of the empty shop decided to board up the alcove.
The community has mixed feelings about the incident. One local resident, Derek Brown, said he felt sad for people living on the street.
"It's alright for these people of middle class and the upper class, they've got the five or six bedrooms — these kids, they've got nothing."
"Some of these people, it's not their fault they are on the street," he said.
Another local resident, Alice Hilliard, was concerned about the behaviour of those that were removed from the mall.
"I don't think they should of blocked [the alcove] off, but I think that if people wanted to stay there they should of been more respectful about what they were doing," she said.
"But now it's sad because they have nowhere to live."
It was one of the issues raised at a Senate inquiry hearing in Launceston that discussed raising the Newstart payment.
"Newstart is not enough for people to live off," Ms Ritchie said.
"By the time they pay their rent, if another unexpected bill comes up, their power bill or their car breaks down, it can mean the decision to stay on at a property or moving out."
Terry agreed there was a lack of support for people living on the streets in the north of Tasmania.
"It's a lack of service and funding that's not available for homelessness and if so, Launceston's never mentioned, it's only Hobart," she said.
"All I need is four walls and a bathroom, I'm not asking for a mansion or a palace."
