If more people were guided towards having proper identification and said ID was easier to attain/renew, then you'd have less of this extreme edge case. Arguably that'd lead to more resources to dedicate to better helping someone in this situation. For every person that is robbed, evicted, or some other misfortune, I'm sure there are plenty more that face no such immediate calamity.

It's like medicine, a ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.