A DISABLED mother says she feels “worthless” after the city council told her they had nowhere permanent for her to live.

Kayleigh Nicholls, 29, suffers short term memory loss, depression, regular migraines, an irregular heartbeat, and difficulty walking following a horse riding accident two years ago which broke her back.

She says Winchester City Council has left her “homeless” and treated her “like a dog”.

She was told she faces living in a hostel for up to a year before being considered for a council property, despite her disability.

“I just think it's crazy for anybody, but especially for a family with a four-year-old and disabled parent,” she said.

“I don't understand how they think living in a hostel is a possibility.”

Mrs Nicholls currently lives in Waltham Chase with husband Josh, who left work to care for her, and daughter, Bella. They rent privately but are subsidised by the council.

They were told they had to leave by November 20 so the landlord could renovate and sell the house.

“We have found a private rented house in Hedge End, but that falls under Eastleigh Borough Council so everything has to be checked over by them now,” she said.

“It falls into the lowest rent bracket so we have to find an extra £80 a month to pay our rent.

“You can see that they don't care about what they are doing. It made me feel small, worthless and completely ignored.”

Mrs Nicholls said she spent most of last week in hospital.

“The doctor thought I was having a heart attack and linked that to the housing situation. It's making me more and more ill. Since the accident I have become a bit of a recluse because I can't go out. It's quite depressing and I have been diagnosed with depression.

“The impact it has on my daughter seeing me this ill and injured makes it a massive thing.”

Winchester City Council was unavailable for comment.