As part of a package of measures put forward by the Department of Health last week, children in need of continuing care will be offered tailor-made funding through individual budgets for the first time.
The proposed National Framework for Assessing Children and Young People's Continuing Care Needs also plans to end a postcode lottery. Instead of local councils and health trusts deciding which children are entitled to funding, the framework would see decisions based on a national set of criteria.
An Association of Children's Palliative Care spokeswoman said: "It is a real lottery at the moment, with funding left up to local decision-makers. It will potentially make a real difference to create a national set of guidelines for funding that all professionals can follow."
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