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TIFU and my survival items were stolen

TL;DR Living out of a tent, trying to sustain myself and somehow rebuild, theives taken my supplies

Im homeless and have been sleeping in a tent, I have been getting by, doing odd labour jobs i find online wether it be marketplace or gumtree. Anythinf that can help me have money for food.

I usually manage to get a day per week doing something and manage decently.

Now when i was first started sleepin in a tent, I realised soon i would need to be able to make food if i was going to be able to sustain myself.

So i saved each time i had work, to put towards a portable gas cooker/hob. Camping hob.

Great, I can now cook simple soups, rice and beans and whatever else. Living a homeless mans dream.

Today when i returned to ny tent after going to council for appointment about my housing applicatio, II soon realised my hob, small gaming device, 2 oufits and some sentimental items had been stolen!

I am beyond devastated! I havent had any work for a week, and i just have some tinned soup and beans, which i was going to rely on until friday and saturday have 2 days work lined up.

I am osing faith in my ability to find a way out this situation, as now im cold, i have nothing to eat, and havent really ate a full meal in month.

Aswell as that in future i have no way to prepare simple meals for myself, and i cannot afford to hold back so much money for a new hob while earning so little.

Buying food ready made is not sustainable as i quickly found out early into this phase of my life especially having no income.

How can someone be so cruel to steal from somebody that has nothing!?

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