Question NW62 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

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04 July 2019 - NW62

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Motsepe, Ms CCS to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology

What number of payments from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme have not been paid out at each campus as at 1 June 2019?

Reply:

The following response was received from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).

As at 20 June 2019 for the 2019 funding cycle, NSFAS had 565 011 students on record that met the eligible criteria for funding and for which NSFAS received registration data for approved courses. Funds have been disbursed to 536 848 students in the form of allowances, leaving 28 163 students still to be paid, i.e. 22 410 university students and 5 753 Technical and Vocational Education and Training college students.

University Sector

The affected students in the university sector have outstanding National Bursary Agreements (NBA) and disbursements can only be effected once students have signed their agreements. NSFAS is liaising with institutions to assist in:

  • ascertaining whether the student still requires funding or has received alternative funding support; and
  • if the student still requires funding, the institutions have been requested to assist in contacting the students to sign their NBA online.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector

The affected students in the TVET sector is due to NSFAS Wallet payments not being effected successfully as the cell phone number provided during the registration period is incorrect or invalid. NSFAS is in the process of prioritising the resolution and payment of these allowances by ensuring that the correct contact number is available on the system by:

  • confirming if the correct cell phone number can be provided to the NSFAS Wallet team to utilise when creating NSFAS Wallet accounts; and
  • where no correct cell phone number can be found, the student is contacted to update the correct number online.

University Sector

Institution Name

Registration Data Received

Students Disbursed

Unsigned NBAs Not Paid

Total Amount of Allowances Paid

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

9 567

8 404

965

R170 370 555.00

Central University of Technology

9 909

6 995

1 364

R183 079 962.00

Durban University of Technology

16 663

14 590

1 367

R340 452 638.00

Mangosuthu University of Technology

8 145

6 906

959

R179 634 638.00

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

11 003

10 269

479

R303 089 278.00

North West University

17 275

16 944

265

R563 652 785.00

Rhodes University

2 272

2 078

171

R101 041 822.00

Sefako Makgatho University

2 802

2 754

35

R109 951 908.00

Sol Plaatjes University

900

623

240

R13 897 981.00

Tshwane University of Technology

34 138

30 515

2 331

R641 917 744.00

University of Cape Town

3 424

3 302

91

R180 042 551.00

University of Fort Hare

7 195

5 825

856

R271 461 102.00

University of Free State

17 399

16 702

314

R442 981 472.00

University of Johannesburg

20 865

18 800

954

R320 182 630.00

University of Kwazulu-Natal

21 347

18 304

2 926

R631 674 722.00

University of Limpopo

14 188

12 333

1 776

R372 904 612.00

University of Mpumalanga

2 349

2 040

148

R46 320 332.00

University of Pretoria

8 947

8 097

674

R380 409 104.00

University of South Africa

67 073

64 046

1 999

R508 769 797.00

University of Stellenbosch

3 180

2 970

150

R130 837 657.00

University of Venda

11 782

10 390

830

R276 972 366.00

University of Western Cape

7 407

6 554

729

R164 175 426.00

University of Witwatersrand

7 810

7 234

310

R303 385 672.00

University of Zululand

11 843

11 670

130

R303 346 159.00

Vaal University of Technology

8 757

7 988

670

R187 741 797.00

Walter Sisulu University

17 820

14 139

2 156

R470 377 137.00

Total

344 060

310 472

22 410

R7 598 580 868.00

TVET Sector

Institution Name

Registration Data Received

Students Disbursed

Number of Students not paid

Total Amount of Allowances Paid

Boland College

5 086

4 277

0

R25 575 648.00

Buffalo City College

2 915

3 016

140

R22 527 564.00

Capricorn College

6 827

6 756

0

R51 785 368.00

Central Johannesburg College

3 515

3 695

276

R16 889 743.00

Coastal College

7 358

7 107

242

R37 767 170.00

College of Cape Town

5 672

4 154

0

R20 764 665.00

East Cape Midlands College

1 551

4 134

0

R17 346 383.00

Ehlanzeni College

6 755

4 774

1 307

R43 704 942.00

Ekurhuleni East College

6 497

5 556

128

R25 571 165.00

Ekurhuleni West College

9 367

8 107

695

R39 695 199.00

Elangeni College

7 895

6 452

151

R38 959 862.00

Esayidi College

5 998

4 081

89

R32 312 590.00

False Bay College

3 348

3 040

0

R14 238 858.00

Flavius Mareka College

2 489

2 591

0

R16 103 991.00

Gert Sibande College

7 049

6 359

0

R48 517 726.00

Goldfields College

2 715

2 759

157

R16 034 443.00

Ikhala College

3 510

2 958

0

R22 105 219.00

Ingwe College

5 703

3 414

120

R20 013 472.00

King Hintsa College

827

2 011

74

R10 074 176.00

King Sabata College

5 127

5 117

0

R47 088 656.00

Lephalale College

1 741

1 775

0

R11 333 670.00

Letaba College

3 858

3 359

0

R17 753 419.00

Lovedale College

3 002

2 154

0

R22 665 975.00

Majuba College

10 056

9 616

238

R67 101 366.00

Maluti College

6 278

5 203

0

R35 805 418.00

Mnambithi College

4 173

2 552

197

R13 190 695.00

Mopani College

3 857

4 007

182

R33 251 137.00

Motheo College

7 774

6 093

149

R34 675 665.00

Mthatshana College

3 078

2 823

137

R16 806 558.00

Nkangala College

5 901

5 193

0

R43 968 353.00

Northern Cape Rural College

3 292

2 081

0

R13 583 278.00

Northern Cape Urban College

5 377

4 439

0

R35 389 420.00

Northlink College

7 337

7 285

0

R39 311 295.00

Orbit College

4 171

4 591

0

R28 235 046.00

Institution Name

Registration Data Received

Students Disbursed

Number of Students not paid

Total Amount of Allowances Paid

Port Elizabeth College

3 390

3 570

169

R20 061 945.00

Sedibeng College

8 306

7 123

0

R37 834 683.00

Sekhukhune College

3 377

2 841

81

R4 158 137.00

South Cape College

2 660

3 139

0

R22 189 964.00

South West Gauteng College

8 367

8 711

0

R42 489 924.00

Taletso College

1 913

2 003

151

R8 459 548.00

Thekwini College

4 479

3 535

96

R19 546 829.00

Tshwane North College

6 266

6 543

0

R37 931 075.00

Tshwane South College

3 523

3 603

0

R27 366 247.00

Umfolozi College

6 171

5 262

329

R33 897 554.00

Umngungundlovu College

3 727

3 011

89

R18 161 601.00

Vhembe College

8 519

7 530

299

R41 514 943.00

Vuselela College

3 141

2 869

198

R19 749 332.00

Waterberg College

2 792

2 834

59

R19 960 271.00

West Coast College

5 414

4 484

0

R34 136 123.00

Western College

8 519

7 789

0

R53 548 635.00

Total

250 663

226 376

5 753

R1 468 317 082.00

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