The amount of R32 billion announced by the President, which was reprioritised within the Government baselines to support higher education, has been allocated as follows:
- The provision of the zero percent student fee increase for the 2016 academic year and the carry-through cost thereof (R8.013 billion);
- The allocation for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) for outstanding student debt (R8.256 billion);
- NSFAS unfunded students from the 2016 academic year (R5.324 billion); and
- The provision of the zero percent student fee increase for the 2017 academic year and the carry-through cost thereof (R10.381 billion).
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Dr BE NZIMANDE, MP
MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING
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