New figures show that there were no asylum seekers housed in hotels in the Cumberland Council area as of March and June this year.
A council spokeswoman this week confirmed that the figures were correct and there were no asylum seekers housed in hotels in the council area.
She added: “At this stage, we’re not in a position to provide a comment on this matter.”
Latest figures show there were 455 asylum seekers in the Cumberland Council area – which covers Carlisle, Allerdale and Copeland.
Westmorland and Furness Council – which covers the former council areas of Barrow, Eden and South Lakeland – has already dispelled rumours of so-called ‘asylum hotels’ in its area.
Rumours began circulating in Penrith that the Station Hotel on Castlegate and former Acorn Guest House on Scotland Road were planned to be used to house asylum seekers.
This has now been confirmed as incorrect.
A statement a council spokesman said: “In Westmorland and Furness, accommodation for asylum seekers is arranged and managed by Serco on behalf of the Home Office.
“Since March 2024, the council is not aware of any use, or upcoming plans for use of hotels for this purpose.”
Hotels in Cumberland used to house asylum seekers stopped early last year.
Accommodation for asylum seekers typically comes in two types: dispersal accommodation, which is typically temporary housing; and contingency accommodation, typically a hotel.
On Tuesday, a High Court ruling that halted plans to house asylum seekers in a hotel in Epping in Essex.
This triggered a warning from the Home Office that its entire accommodation policy was now at risk.
It was granted to Epping Forest District Council, blocks Somani Hotels from using the Bell Hotel for a Home Office contract and blocked asylum seekers from being housed in the hotel from September 12.
Earlier this month, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government was planning to announce a major overhaul of the current immigration and asylum system later this year.
