happy letter, noun phrase
A certificate approving the completed work of a building contractor, signed by the beneficiary of a new house, typically as part South Africa’s Reconstruction and Development Programme.
2013 ru.ac.za (DSAE Corpus)Shortly after he signed the happy letter he had prepared to move into his new home, only to find that someone had already occupied it.
2015 iol.co.za (DSAE Corpus)Mulaudzi has been given a certificate of acceptance, also known as a “happy letter”, and keys to an RDP house she had battled to get since December.
A certificate approving the completed work of a building contractor, signed by the beneficiary of a new house, typically as part South Africa’s Reconstruction and Development Programme.
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