SAAMWERK ADVICE CENTRE

Room 9, Avocado Centre

Claremont

7700

Telephone: 021-6836252

8 December 2015

Our Ref: 0812/15

The SASSA

Private Bag 9677 Claremont

7700

Dear Madam / Sir

Re:      NAME…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

IDENTITY NUMBER……………………………………………………………………………………………..

We write to you on behalf of the above-mentioned client. S/he is in need of temporary material assistance.

Our client is currently: (select only what is relevant and delete the rest BEFORE printing)

• Awaiting permanent aid
• Medically unfit to undertake remunerative work. This has been the case for a period less than 6 months
• Entitled to maintenance from a person obliged to pay maintenance
• A member of a household of which the breadwinner is deceased and insufficient means are available
• A member of a household of which the breadwinner has been admitted to an institution for less than 6 months
• Affected by a disaster or emergency, although the area of the community in which he/she lives has not yet been declared as a disaster area
• Not receiving assistance from any other organisation
• Appealing the suspension of his/her grant
• Not a member of a household that is already receiving social assistance
• Entitled to relief in terms of the regulations which hold that a person may be granted relief in exceptional circumstances.

It would be appreciated if you could assist our client in the application for this alleviation grant by ensuring that his/her application gets processed speedily. S/he is in serious need of social assistance and this would ensure that his/her difficult circumstances are not prolonged.

Should you decide not to grant our client a Social Relief of Distress Grant, kindly provide written reasons for such refusal.

We look forward to your co-operation. Yours faithfully

………………………………………………………… (put your name and capacity, and sign)

Paralegal Caseworker