Seven in 10 councils do not expect to be able to dole out a key winter energy bill grant until the second half of March.
A survey of billing authorities showed that more than 70% did not expect to deliver the £400 the Government has promised to around one million households that do not have a domestic electricity connection for at least another month.
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