NSFAS to cover meals, personal expenses for students finishing in 2021
This comes after NSFAS received no additional funds from government due to South Africa’s difficult fiscal situation.
THE National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) will release additional funding from its coffers for qualifying university students who require additional months to complete their academic year.
This comes after NSFAS received no additional funds from government due to South Africa’s difficult fiscal situation.
According to the Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, the department then asked NSFAS to identify funds to support the extended academic year.
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“This was done within the existing allocations to the entity, and taking note of the crucial fact that there has been a significant increase in the number of university students qualifying for NSFAS funding in 2020.”
Nzimande said he was pleased that NSFAS managed to acquire funding to cover living allowances such as meals and personal expenses.
He stressed that this was not blanket support and that those who have finished their academic year will have to wait until the 2021 academic year for their new allocations.
He said NSFAS will work closely with universities to identify the affected students and the extended time for each student that requires support.
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