The last 11 months for Robin Roebuck has been hard but a "life-changing helping hand from the public" means he’s no longer suicidal and now sees the light at the end of the tunnel.

“Being held up at knife point and having my car, my home, and everything I own inside it stolen, including $150 I had saved from Centrelink payments for Christmas was the worst thing I experienced while living on Perth streets.” Mr Roebuck said.

Robin Roebuck slept on friend Jonathan Shapiera's couch after he was held up and robbed at knife point. Credit:Jonathan Shapiera

Mr Roebuck, who lived on the streets for six years and was one of the original “bushies” living in a tent in Rockingham, said the reason he was no longer homeless and had a full-time job was because the public supported and believed in him.

Led by South West Australian Homeless People founder Jonathan Shapiera, the community rallied around the 57-year-old after he “lost everything” at knifepoint five days before Christmas last year and donated about $2000 for him to get on his feet.