Do councils have the right to house you

Social housing is most cheap way to find a place to rent and live but do the council have a right to house you well not anymore since the new bill in housing only give council social tenants from 2-5 years to house you and eject you to the private sector according to this bill it does not guarantee any social housing for everyone which limits who is right to be housed by the council and it also means there will be no heirs to the council property from one family member to another.The council right to house you is subject to needs and vulnerability nowadays.