Katie Hopkins challenged mum-of-five Katie Price, who is worth an estimated £40million, over why she doesn't pay for Harvey's treatment herself after she admitted he has a £1,000 a day tax-funded driver and nurse to take him to school.
“Do you know how f***ing expensive that would be… it would be up to a grand a day,” Katie P replied.
Katie Hopkins persisted: “With the amount you earn I find that tricky, when you could afford it yourself.
“If you can to pay for something you should pay for it, you shouldn’t rely on the Government… I think that’s wrong.”
"Kate does everything she can for Harvey and she pays more taxes than most"
Now Katie Price's mother, Amy, who helps care for Harvey, has spoken up to defend her daughter.
The 62-year-old told The Sun: “It is so hurtful people can criticise my daughter for doing the best she can for Harvey.
“Katie Hopkins would never know how difficult, exhausting and lonely having disabled children can be — no one can unless they have lived it.”
Revealing she used to accompany Harvey herself on the 50-mile trip to school until she had to stop for medical reasons, Amy added: “I feel passionately Kate does everything she can for Harvey and she pays more taxes than most.”
A representative for Katie Price has also released a statement, insisting that Harvey's "school placement was assessed and agreed by the Local authority".
"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.
"This is common practice for all disabled children as there are not enough suitable schools available to them. The cost of the school placement together with transport is not means tested as it is provided for the child.
"Local Authorities do not have special needs schools locally as these have been closed during the last 15 years as it was deemed a cheaper option to transport children out of borough."
The statement finished: "If Harvey's school was on his doorstep as with schools for healthy children then this would not apply but it was the Governments choice to close the special needs schools."
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