The South African National Student Accommodation Association (Sansaa) is calling for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) to announce a realistic, fair, and CPI-linked adjustment for 2026 accommodation rates by the end of the first semester on June 30, 2026.
The South African National Student Accommodation Association SANSAA has given the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) until 30 June to announce the CPI‑linked 2026 student accommodation rates, or face a sector in crisis.
The organisation, which says it represents accommodation providers housing more than 300 000 students nationally, says South Africa is now in June, the halfway mark of the year.
Students have been accommodated since January, says Duncan Monks, the chairperson at SANSAA.
“Providers still do not know what they will be paid. This is no longer a delay-it is a crisis.”
