The Rough Sleepers Initiativefunding was originally distributed on the basis of bids made by local authorities.This funding has been included in the Revenue Support Grant since 2002-03, and theproportion of funding allocated to each local authority has continued to be calculatedon the same basis.The distribution of both HomelessnessTask Force and general homelessness (GAE) funding is based on an historic calculationof the numbers of homelessness applications as a proportion of the population, ineach local authority.The Rough Sleepers Initiativewas integrated into the local authorities’ strategies and both funding streams nowsupport the implementation of these.The Executive has made a commitmentto amalgamate currently distinct homelessness funding streams from 2007-08.