bidding for properties

The council have changed the system of finding accommodation. Instead of a waiting list, you now bid for a property of your choosing. This creates the problem of not knowing how many others are bidding for the property that you have chosen. Also if a person is homless they have no chance of any flat. The word cruelty springs to mind, as every one knows that the council staff do not suffer this problem. The further problem is that how can this be changed back? Does any one in authority even care if they were to be informed of this situation? The poor people in every community always suffer, while the rich will never understand the problems of the poor - this then creates ignorance. Maybe some kind of mild conflict could arise in the near or distant future, who knows?