More than 1,000 people have registered at a government support center in Tokyo to seek help after losing temporary jobs and becoming homeless, the center said Monday.

Tokyo Challenge Net, launched last April, said 282 of the people have since found places to live, with 159 moving into apartments after receiving no-interest loans from the center and 123 finding jobs that provide housing.

But those who are working are making only ¥160,000 a month on average, whereas all the people registered are in debt by an average of ¥2 million, it said.