Hon Chairperson, the ANC welcomes steps taken to address student accommodation needs as a priority of government. It is done through support from the Infrastructure and Efficiency Grant for student accommodation and other infrastructure projects. From 2015-16 until 2020-21 a whopping R4,1 billion will be allocated for student housing.
The Student Housing Infrastructure Programme is working on a range of partnerships to provide 200 000 beds for university students and 100 000 beds for technical and vocational education and training college students over a period of 10 years. A total of 18 221 new beds will be