NSFAS says student debt ‘not its fault’ despite housing cap and rising rent
Daily Maverick | 11.08.2026 17:42
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) student accommodation cap is at the heart of South Africa’s campus chaos. While public debate has largely centred on a “funding freeze”, data analysis exposes a far more destructive operational reality: NSFAS’ policy is allowing a massive utility deficit to gut metropolitan campus budgets while actively slashing cash funding for non-metro institutions.
