The NSFAS payments of accommodation costs are as per the charging cost of a public university. If a university student chooses to live in private accommodation, the amount of accommodation will be almost the cost of the university residence.
Contrary to it, NSFAS makes payments of R24,000(R2000 per month) per year for TVET college students who wish to live in a town or other urban area, R18,000 (R15,00 per month) per year for those in peri-urban areas, or R15,750 (R1312.5 per month) per annum for those students who live in rural areas.