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Allowances for contact and distance university students

The table below provides an indication of which allowances are applicable to different categories of accommodation for contact students.

Accommodation Type
	Allowance type
	Learning Materials	Living Allowance	Accommodation	Transport
University managed catering	X	X2	X3
University managed self-catering	X	X	X3
Living off campus in family or non- accredited accommodation (own arrangements)	X	X		X
Private off campus accredited accommodation	X	X	X (with lease agreement)

Living allowance for contact university students in residences or accredited private accommodation

This applies to contact university students in university owned or managed residences or accredited private residences.
A living allowance will be provided directly to all DHET bursary recipients at universities not accommodated in catering residences, to cover food and incidental expenses. In 2020, this allowance will be R15 000. All NSFAS bursary/grant recipients at universities qualify for this allowance, subject to the funding cap for returning students registered for the first time prior to 2018.

Accommodation and travel allowances for contact university students

The management of access to and allocation of accommodation and travel allowances must be managed according to the institutions’ own criteria set by the financial aid committee.
Students living in university accommodation qualify for the actual costs of the accommodation charged by the institution.
Students living in university-managed off campus accommodation also receive the actual costs of accommodation, limited to the maximum cost of equivalent university owned on-campus accommodation at a particular institution. It is assumed that transport costs are included in the costs of this accommodation.
In general, qualifying students whose home address is close to a university campus, or those who choose to make their own accommodation arrangements, would not be considered for an award for an accommodation allowance. These students qualify for a travel allowance determined by the institution, up to a maximum of R7 500 in 2020 as well as the living allowance of R15 000.
University students living in private leased accommodation can qualify for an accommodation allowance if they are accommodated in university accredited accommodation. As with 2019, the maximum allowance for external accommodation is capped at the cost of internal university accommodation costs for an equivalent accommodation type. Proof of a lease agreement must be provided for a student to qualify.
Wherever possible, universities should accredit private providers of student accommodation and should monitor the quality of accommodation provision to students living off campus.
NSFAS students are subject to the student residence and accommodation policies of the university at which they are registered to study.