NSFAS to improve access to its services

THE National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is advancing its plans to enhance accessibility for students by relocating its head office and setting up regional offices across South Africa.

- MAYIBONGWE MAQHINA

This takes place as litigation is under way to cancel the lease agreement for its Cape Town office, aiming to save taxpayers an estimated R2.5 million in rentals.

During a briefing to the Higher Education Portfolio Committee yesterday, Acting CEO Waseen Carrim revealed that NSFAS is determined to establish a national head office in Gauteng by the start of 2027, while simultaneously maintaining a regional presence in the Western Cape.

This initiative, initially proposed by former minister Nobuhle Nkabane two years ago, is seen as a strategic move to enhance NSFAS's service delivery to the student community.