TUT restores funding to students after coding errors
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Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in South Africa corrected qualification codes for 182 students, restoring their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (Nsfas) funding.
The students had been affected by the N+ rule due to the incorrect codes. Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Yusuf Cassim intervened after his office received over 300 reports from TUT students about funding issues, including problems with pending investigations, dual registration, and data sharing.
TUT and Nsfas reviewed student records and fixed the codes, then paid September allowances to the 182 students. During a visit to TUT, Cassim learned that 1,212 students placed in accredited housing and 115 students with recently approved funding hadn’t received accommodation payments. He asked the Nsfas Board to investigate and assist those students quickly. This intervention is part of a larger effort to resolve Nsfas funding issues across the country.
Nsfas has also reinstated funding for 2,476 students at TVET colleges and 3,234 university students. Cassim continues to monitor cases and encourages students who have had funding restored but haven’t received allowances to contact his Helpdesk.
