"The first principle is that everyone will have to have a housing need first, " he said.
But the Local Government Association said it was "very concerned", and councils should decide how to meet housing need.
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It is estimated that 29, 665 families are in housing need each year in the east of England.
The transformation programme includes suggestion of a "common gateway" that would allow anyone with a housing need to apply.
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He reiterated earlier comments he had made that housing need remained the only criterion in the allocation of social housing.
These so-called "lifestyle squatters" are now thought to be far outnumbered by rough sleepers and other vulnerable groups in housing need.
"The housing need in north Belfast requires and acquires a significant element of the Girdwood site to go to social housing" Mr Maginness argued.
Those with lower levels of housing need could be offered an "affordable" rather than a "social" rent, with a lower rate of government subsidy.
Mr Green said if the proposals are agreed the first two bands will be for people who have severe housing need, usually through medical complications.
The Housing Executive too is being told to do more to meet the growing housing need and is being urged to be more proactive in vesting land for social housing.
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The parish council also claimed the council's Homechoice housing register had "exaggerated" the local housing need, but the court ruled the data simply provided "an indication of local housing need" for the decision-makers.
Investors worried about an overheated Chinese housing market need only turn to Brazil.
The 2011 Housing Needs Study found the need for housing had risen as fewer people were expected to leave the island in the near future.
"There was a real opportunity to do something different on this site to deliver a housing mix which would include social housing distributed by need and opportunities for both affordable and market rate housing, " Ms Cochrane added.
You see a lot of people coming on to the waiting list who want social housing rather than need it.
By suppressing long-run interest rates, the Fed is distorting asset prices, including housing prices that need to fall to restore long-run equilibrium.
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The Olympic Village would be housing we desperately need, all funded privately.
To invest in housing in areas which need homes for workers in local businesses including linking affordable housing into plans for economic development to allow the growth of the regional economy.
Joining Mr Jones, Kath Palmer from the government's housing directorate said that the need to increase supply as well as improve community housing in Wales was an issue.
Leader of the Conservative-run council Sean Woodward said there was a "tremendous need for housing" in Fareham.
But despite a still urgent need for housing on the Gulf Coast, they're sitting unused and vacant at the Hope Airport.
Brown and other protesters say they worry that those future residents will not include the low-income families who need the housing most.
Middle-class tenants "also need new housing options or else they may be forced to leave the neighborhood and possibly the city, " he said.
There is a lot of work in Slough, but that means there is a need for housing for people who want to do those jobs.
He wants the next generation to think manufacturing is cool, so he invests in coops and interns, providing housing (all they need is gas and food money).
Secondly, population is still growing, desired household sizes keep getting smaller, each and every year we need more housing just to keep up with those two factors.
In addition to consistent demand--as long as there is a college, there will be students in need of housing--university areas offer a variety of diversity and cultural perks.
"We amended the motion because we believe it does not go far enough or display enough cognizance of the core principal of social housing - that is need, " he said.
Analysts say the number of people aged 55 to 64 will increase by almost 50% in the next decade, and their need for housing that matches their lifestyle and desire for internet-age conveniences.
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