NSFAS pays some 9000 outstanding student allowances
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) on Friday confirmed the payment of 9128 outstanding student allowances.
The scheme says the remaining 11 000 allowances will be processed as part of the 2024 normal disbursement procedure.
In November, Sunday Times reported that thousands of students were left "starving" after NSFAS delayed the payment of allowances to beneficiaries at various learning institutions.
Responding to these allegations, the Financial Aid Scheme blamed universities for delays in paying November allowances to thousands of students.
Nsfas spokesperson Ishamel Mnisi insists that the delays in the payment of allowances is due to delays in the submission of registration data by universities.
"Nsfas will continue to engage the affected institutions in order to resolve these disbursements of outstanding allowances.
"Having considered the impact of the late submission of student data on the disbursements of allowances, Nsfas through the 2024 illegibility criteria and conditions for financial aid resolve that registration details of all illegible students studying funded approved qualifications, should be submitted not later than the end of March of the academic year."
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