Katie Price's mother has spoken out in the star's defence, after she sparked the ire of Katie Hopkins - and the public - when it was revealed she leans on taxpayers' money to care for her disabled son.
In an interview with The Sun, Amy Price, 62, has spoken of the difficulties her daughter faces in taking care of 12-year-old Harvey, whose daily taxi rides to school are paid for by the Government.
She said: 'It is so hurtful people can criticise my daughter for doing the best she can for Harvey. Katie Hopkins would never know how difficult having a disabled child can be.'
'We campaigned to keep it open and fought to open a free school locally but we lost,' Amy explained. 'We'd love him to attend a local school but it's impossible.'
Insisting that the funding is a right, she deemed it a 'responsibility' of every local council.
'We campaigned to keep it open and fought to open a free school locally but we lost,' Amy explained. 'We'd love him to attend a local school but it's impossible.'
Insisting that the funding is a right, she deemed it a 'responsibility' of every local council.
In a statement posted to her website her management said that it was 'common place' for the state to pay for children's transport as there are 'not enough suitable schools available.'
Price came out fighting after she made the admission on air, sparking a row over whether she should charge the taxpayer for the service.
'Where any child that is placed in school out of the immediate home area it is the Local Authorities duty to provide transport that meets the child's needs,' the statement issued by her representatives said.
Family: 12-year-old Harvey, second left, is severely disabled and attends a special school in London
SOURCE:DAILYMAIL
In an interview with The Sun, Amy Price, 62, has spoken of the difficulties her daughter faces in taking care of 12-year-old Harvey, whose daily taxi rides to school are paid for by the Government.
She said: 'It is so hurtful people can criticise my daughter for doing the best she can for Harvey. Katie Hopkins would never know how difficult having a disabled child can be.'
Insisting that the funding is a right, she deemed it a 'responsibility' of every local council.
'We campaigned to keep it open and fought to open a free school locally but we lost,' Amy explained. 'We'd love him to attend a local school but it's impossible.'
Insisting that the funding is a right, she deemed it a 'responsibility' of every local council.
Price came out fighting after she made the admission on air, sparking a row over whether she should charge the taxpayer for the service.
'Where any child that is placed in school out of the immediate home area it is the Local Authorities duty to provide transport that meets the child's needs,' the statement issued by her representatives said.
SOURCE:DAILYMAIL
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