International students and other temporary visa holders have become more vulnerable to homelessness after losing their income during the pandemic. St. Vincent de Paul area manager for Housing and Homeless, Jenny Dixon said there had been a 30 to 50 per cent rise in homelessness in regional communities due to COVID-19. “There’s been an emerging group who we are calling ‘new wave homeless’, who are people we haven’t really seen before,” she said. “People who have been working in lower income jobs who have had their wages cut, which has meant that they can’t afford their rent or food. “International…