Bankrupt Katie Price reveals desperate fight for Harvey to stay at residential college after money runs out

KATIE Price has revealed her desperate fight for her son Harvey to stay at his residential college which costs £350,000.

Last month the former glamour model, 45, told fans that the 21-year-old has been forced to leave National Star College in Cheltenham -which is three hours away from Katie’s Mucky Mansion in Horsham, West Sussex.

Harvey, who has Prader-Willi syndrome, and is also autistic and partially blind, moved away from his family and to the college in September 2021.

In March Katie said that she was having a nightmare trying to find Harvey a new college after it was revealed he had to leave.

The mum-of-five has explained to fans that her son’s education is completely funded and she claimed that the move is because her local council “West Sussex won’t fund” him at a college too far from where she lives.

The media personality has now given fans an update – explaining that she’s been filling out forms for the next step in the application process.

Speaking on The Katie Price Podcast. Katie said: “He’s happy. I’m going to see him next week. I’ve got to fill out his EHCP forms.”

She added: “Anyone who has got a child with needs or anything like that, you do like EHCP forms, statementing to keep them in or get them to another school.

“So I’m going that with Harvey because obviously the government, they pay for his schooling.

“So I’m filling that out. We’ve appealed it. So I’m just sorting all of that out.

“Then after that I’ll go and see him. Can’t wait to go down to Cheltenham!”

Last month Katie told fans: “I’m having a nightmare at the minute.

“We were looking for him to stay at his college another year or if not a placement, but [the local authority] haven’t accepted it.

“They’ve given me three months that he has to find somewhere else by July. With someone like Harvey you need the transitional move, you need to do it slow.”

She added: “I’m trying to find somewhere nearer or something for Harvey but three months isn’t a long time.”

The star later revealed that his current college is too far away from where she lives.

Speaking to Harvey on an Instagram video, Katie said: “You’ve been with mummy for two weeks now, and you’re going back to college, aren’t you?”

Harvey replied: “Yes.”

Katie continued: “And then in three months, we’re going to find you a new college nearer mummy, aren’t we? Are you excited about that?”

Harvey responded: “Yes, mummy.”

Katie added: “We’ve got to find one so you’re closer to home because you miss mummy, and West Sussex won’t fund you to go to your current one because they have to fund you to go somewhere closer.”

Back in March, she was declared bankrupt for a second time.

It came after a court revealed an unpaid tax bill worth more than £750,000.

She was previously declared bankrupt in November 2019, with debts of £3.2million.