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You get social housing today because you are in greatest need, to quote the government circular. The question then arises about what happens if you are allocated a tenancy because you were in the greatest need and then, with the help of that tenancy and perhaps wider support from a local authority, you have put your life together. Let us say you have a good job and the ability to move on—should you then make way for someone who is now in the same desperate position as you were and give them the opportunity to rebuild their life in the same way? That is the question behind my amendment and others. It should be seriously considered by any party that claims to look after the most vulnerable.