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  In fact this kind of situation was mentioned by the Conservative Government via George Osborne and they aim to put a stop to it, I think it cropped up in the Budget if Im remembering correctly. The problem does exist, people who have now grown wealthier but remain living where they are, essentially occupying homes that are basicly earmarked as social housing.
  
  However I think its just a small percentage of occupiers who find themselves in a wealthier situation, as generally I would guess those in social housing tend to stay there.
  
  A real problem could arise though with evictions. How do we judge who is wealthy, where do we draw the line. I would imagine this policy will probably be more aspirational than anything else, as it could also be seen as penalising people who do well. This Governments new broom swept wildly at first, but has had to regroup considerably and u-turn in a number of cases going back from whence it came.

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