NSFAS 2025 Private Accommodation Application News

According to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS), they have opened their student accommodation portal for all its beneficiaries and applicants who qualify for private student accommodation to apply and reserve their spaces for the 2025 academic year. The applications will remain open for all institutions until all NSFASaccredited properties are filled.

NSFAS launched the Student Accommodation Pilot Project during the 2022/23 academic year to ensure that:

a. Qualifying students are provided with conducive private accommodation to ensure academic success.

b. Payments for student accommodation reflect the true value of services offered.

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In 2023, the NSFAS increased the pilot to twenty-three (23) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges and seventeen (17) Universities for the 2024 academic year.

In October 2024, NSFAS convened the workshop as part of reviewing the pilot project. The workshop was attended by Students, Student Leadership from both the universities and colleges, Accommodation Providers, Accommodation Provider Associations, and Institutions.

Key to the outcomes of the workshop was for NSFAS to end the pilot and implement the NSFAS private student accommodation both at Universities and TVET Colleges in 2025.

Students are encouraged to follow this link to submit their applications: https://www.nsfas.org.za/content/index%20-%2016%20December%202024%20V1.html

NSFAS Student Accommodation Provider Application (Portal): https://www.nsfas.org.za/content/accommodationprovider.html

NSFAS will still re-evaluate the accredited properties that were identified not to be meeting the Policy on the Minimum Norms and Standards for Student Housing. Should such properties be found not to be compliant, their accreditation certificates will be revoked.

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