The Government has accelerated the system by which asylum is granted in a bid to clear a backlog which had reached more than 175,000 people.
There are still at least 133,409 asylum seekers in temporary accommodation, including hotels, who are awaiting an initial decision on their bid to stay in the UK, according to Home Office figures.
As a result council leaders warned the move has led to soaring numbers of asylum seekers sleeping rough and they say they have been told to expect another increase in decisions imminently, including a spike in people from Afghanistan because the UK has recently changed its guidance on the war-torn country.
It is a particular issue for the North West of England, where more than 21,000 asylum seekers have been housed by the Government in Manchester, Liverpool and Blackpool.
Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, said: “The Home Office, really to suit its own purposes, has just thrown the problem at local authorities and it’s totally unfair to do that, and let people who are already in a pretty desperate situation in an even worse position.
“I’m pleased to see the new Home Secretary is making changes, but we do need to see those changes sustained.
Until this week, the Home Office was giving those who have received an asylum decision just 28 days to find new accommodation before they are then evicted.
They believe the numbers are likely to increase because the next cohort of applications being dealt with by the Home Office is likely to result in more refusals.
Paul Dennett, the Labour mayor of Salford and homelessness lead for Greater Manchester, said the current level of rough sleeping in the region is "bleak" despite investment in schemes such as "A Bed Every Night", which provides temporary accommodation to anyone who needs it.
"That is the issue that I'm really concerned about. Those people won't be able to access services, because legally they can't.
The Home Office has been trying to clear a backlog of asylum seeker applications since last year (Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire)
Woodren Brade, policy officer at the charity Refugee Council, said the charity has seen a rise in asylum decisions being made - resulting in a higher number of refusals.
“We and others in the sector made it clear from the outset with the new government that if you don't process decisions right, you will create a homelessness crisis.
Labour has struck a hardline approach towards immigration since taking power, with Home Secretary Yvette Cooper pledging a new Border Security Command to tackle people-smuggling gangs and an increase in arrests made by the Immigration Enforcement team.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has taken a hard line on immigration in the new government (Photo: Henry Nicholls/Pool via REUTERS)“One of the things we would really call for - especially on this homelessness issue - there has to be more joined up working with local government," Brade said.
Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Angela Eagle, said: “This government restarted the processing of thousands of asylum claims which were stuck in the inherited backlog, enabling people to move on with their lives.
“Refused asylum seekers have 14 days to appeal the decision. If they do not lodge an appeal, they will continue to receive Home Office asylum support, including provision of accommodation, for 21 calendar days after the date they received the decision.
The regions with the highest number of asylum seekers waiting to be processed
Read MoreIt comes as new figures released by the charity Shelter show the number of people homeless in England on any given night has increased by 14 per cent to 354,016.
The charity said its figure - which equates to one in 160 of the population in England - is likely to be an underestimate as some types of homelessness such as sofa-surfing go unrecorded.
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