Many tertiary students in private accommodation are battling to find lodgings this year because the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has capped the private accredited accommodation annual allowance at R45,000 for 2023.
Keneiloe Ramohapi, a second-year BSc student at the University of Pretoria , says last year NSFAS gave her R60,000 for accommodation, which was already too little. She was paying R6,630 a month. She relied on her mother who runs an informal business selling honey to top up her rent. University spokesperson Rikus Delport said the university had sent a letter to NSFAS “to reconsider the cost, as the actual cost of both UP-owned and private accommodation exceeds the capped amount of R45,000”.
Please fill in this Google form if you are affected by the NSFAS R45 000 cap. This includes students in pvt accommodations & TUKS RES. Res students will have to top up on their res fees as well in 2023. Without this, the Uni will keep underestimating the extent of the issue
R45000 NSFAS accommodaton allowance would mean no food, only accommodation. It does not make sense.
It just never ends shovelling money out like there is so much floating around.