to afford healthcare

You can lose your mind.

I am being serious.

They often become addicted to drugs.

downward spiral

Can you say something about the video?

government official

affordable housing

They have been trying to help homeless people get off the street, but...

They have been focusing exclusively on affordable housing and not on other issues such as helping people find work.

hotels

Some homeless people are being housed in hotels at the moment, but those are the lucky ones.

a waiting list system

at the bottom of the list

survival

You can get help in Austria.

Is it easy to get help in Austria if you are unemployed or without a home?

I would be careful with that thought because you and I do not know every homeless person.