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Harvey Price to Begin Independent Living in Southampton Ahead of Permanent Littlehampton Move

Living temporarily with five other adults this week, the 23-year-old with complex disabilities is scheduled to move to Littlehampton in October following council funding cuts.

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Overview

  • Harvey Price will move into temporary shared accommodation in Southampton this week before settling into permanent independent living in Littlehampton in October.
  • He was withdrawn last year from National Star College, where specialist support cost £350,000 a year, following funding cuts by West Sussex County Council and his mother’s bankruptcy.
  • The 23-year-old’s complex needs include Prader-Willi syndrome, autism, septo-optic dysplasia, a learning disability and blindness.
  • One care home withdrew its offer weeks before his arrival, deeming him 'too difficult' to support.
  • Katie Price described the search for a suitable placement as stressful and time-consuming, involving numerous meetings and forms to secure local care.