The South African Union of Students (SAUS) has rejected NSFAS decision to pull funding from students. It has stated that this will lead to more backlogs NSFAS already has with other processes.
5000 students from households earning more than R350,000 were unfunded and this is from the data they received from the South African Revenue Services (SARS).
SAUS has also criticised NSFAS delayed responses to students who have appealed this new process.
“There is no reason for NSFAS to bring in a new process saying students must bring information”, said the organiser of the student union.
The national organiser of SAUS, Yandice Lubabalo Ndzoyiya, said this process is leading students to sit in debt since it is now 5 months after students have submitted their appeals with no response.
NSFAS administrator, Randal Corolissen, has defended the financial aid scheme process stating that the pulling of funds from students is part of their improvement in administration.
” A better way forward must be discussed”, said Ndzoyiya.
Students have been provided with 14 days from date of issue to petition this decision by submitting proof of family income to NSFAS for review to http://IncomeReview@nsfas.org.za/
