Disabled person pushed to brink of homelessness after eviction from house needing repairs, inquiry told

Nik Moorhouse gives evidence to the disability royal commission during five days of hearings focused on homelessness. Photograph: Disability royal commission

A disabled person was pushed to the brink of homelessness when they were evicted from a private rental after requesting repairs and safety modifications, the disability royal commission has heard.

Nik Moorhouse, 45, who is legally blind, told the commission on Tuesday they had been in a “desperate place” and had been unable to remain at university due to the stress caused by their housing insecurity.