The University of South Africa (Unisa) has confirmed its NSFAS allowance payment plan for the first six months of 2025. Following this announcement, thousands of students are eager to know how much their NSFAS allowance payments will be for the academic year.
NSFAS provides comprehensive bursaries and student loans to deserving students enrolled in approved courses at universities and TVET colleges. This funding covers tuition and registration fees and several allowances are paid to students for food, accommodation, and learning materials.
How Much Are the 2025 NSFAS Allowances?
NSFAS-funded students at Unisa receive allowances based on their course load, covering learning materials and personal care.
Learning Materials Allowance
This allowance is paid once-off at the beginning of the year. Once it's paid for the year, it won't be paid again. For 2025 students receive a Learning material allowance of R5 678 while students with disabilities will receive R6 240.
Personal Care Allowance
This allowance is paid monthly, for 10 months. Students who receive this allowance will get around R316 per month.
NSFAS allowances are disbursed in 10 payments throughout the academic year, which runs from February to November for most institutions. This means that students receive their allowances from February until November.
How Will Unisa NSFAS Allowances Be Paid in 2025?
Unisa has confirmed that NSFAS allowances will be disbursed via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) directly into students’ bank accounts.
NSFAS allowances are paid by the institution via EFT into the student’s bank account.
This is the standard payment method for all university students receiving NSFAS funding.
