NSFAS Funding Delays Impact First-Year Students

NSFAS Funding Delays Impact First-Year Students. SAUS is concerned about significant delays in the disbursement of funding allocations by the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). It’s causing hardship for a lot of first-year students.

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Payments and registrations challenges

According to the spokesperson for SAUS, Asive Dlanjwa, the delay in funding has adverse effects on first-year students who feel that they are unable to complete registration and meet the expense of accommodation due to the delay in funding.

Registrations Temporarily Halt

As a result, Dlanjwa advocates for a temporary halt to the registration of first-year students until the funding allocation issues relating to the NSFAS are resolved. His goal is to ensure that all students, regardless of their financial situation, have equal opportunities.

Financial Uncertainty  | Equal Opportunities

As a result, Dlanjwa highlights the necessity of a registration pause to avoid instituting impractical quotas and to maintain fairness between students with different financial circumstances.

Student Action

In response to challenges, Dlanjwa warns, students may resort to disruptive actions such as disrupting registrations and shutting down institutions in an attempt to draw attention to their problems.

Conclusion

Registration will be paused to ensure that students have a fair and equal start to their first year, despite funding delays with NSFAS.