Do You Have To Pay NSFAS Back 2025?

NSFAS Repayment;  Do You Have To Pay NSFAS Back 2025?

NSFAS has changed multiple times in recent years, and it’s natural for students to have concerns about their financial obligations. NSFAS is a government-funded initiative in South Africa that assists financially disadvantaged students in pursuing their higher education goals. It covers a variety of education-related expenses such as tuition, housing, books, and living allowances. NSFAS seeks to reduce financial burdens on students while also ensuring that worthy individuals have access to high-quality education.

Depending on your particular financing module in 2025, you may or may not have to repay NSFAS. If you receive a bursary and maintain satisfactory academic progress, you will not be required to repay the funds. If your NSFAS assistance is in the form of a loan, however, you will have a reasonable and manageable payback plan that begins after you graduate

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NSFAS Modules 2025

Bursaries and loans are the two basic funding models used by NSFAS. The financing type you receive is determined by your financial situation and academic performance.

• Bursary:

If you meet the financial qualifying criteria for NSFAS and maintain satisfactory academic progress, your funding will be converted into a non-repayable bursary. This means you will not be required to refund the money received.

• Loan:

If you fail to meet the financial qualifying requirements or do not maintain adequate academic progress, your financing will be changed to a loan. After completing your education, you will be obliged to repay the loan amount according to certain terms and circumstances.

NSFAS Repayment 2025

If your NSFAS assistance is in the form of a loan, you must repay it. The payback process, on the other hand, is designed to be fair and manageable for graduates.NSFAS recipients begin repaying their loans only once they have graduated and are hired. After finishing your education, you will have a one-year grace period before repayments begin.

NSFAS Repayment Method

All students who got an NSFAS loan before the president declared free education in December 2017 must repay the loaned amount per the loan agreement form they signed. Your NSFAS load can be paid in the following ways;

• Debit Order:

This is an excellent option if you don’t want to bother about remembering to pay your NSFAS loan every month. Simply fill out and submit the electronic debit order form. OR Complete this form and email it back to collections@nsfas.org.za

• Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT):

If you would like to do an EFT each month these are our bank details.

1. Name of Account: NSFAS
2. Branch Code: 210554
3. Bank: First National Bank
4. Account Number: 500 600 28203
5. Please use your ID Number (6711165000000) as a reference when making payments.

Salary Deduction:

• Your employer may deduct money from your paycheck and pay it to NSFAS.
• Print, fill out, and return the form to your company.

Contact NSFAS

NSFAS Pay Back 2024-2025?

We are available to assist through the following channels:

• Email: info@nsfas.org.za

• Facebook: National Student Financial Aid Scheme

• Twitter: @myNSFAS

• Instagram: @myNSFAS

• WhatsApp: +27 78 519 8006

• USSD:*120*67327#

Visit the official website of NSFAS for more information. 

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