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NSFAS claims accommodation providers fraudulently using ‘ghost students’

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The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has discovered that some accommodation providers submitted names of ghost students who aren’t enrolled in any universities or colleges.

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NSFAS claims accommodation providers fraudulently using ‘ghost students’

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has discovered that some accommodation providers submitted names of ghost students who aren’t enrolled in any universities or colleges.

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NSFAS to probe dodgy accommodation providers providers

By Johnathan Paoli The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has addressed growing concerns over delayed payments for student accommodation, attributing the setbacks to the intricate and time-consuming nature of the verification process. Through these verification processes, it says it has come across accommodation providers attempting to defraud the scheme and an investigation will be launched. The scheme said in a statement that delays…

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NSFAS Uncovers 'Ghost Students' During Rent Payment Verification, Landlords To Be Probed - The Bulrushes

Johannesburg – The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has uncovered “ghost students” during a verification process for outstanding rental payments, and says action will be taken against landlords facilitating the fraud. NSFAS revealed that the identified “ghost students”, whom it does not fund, were not enrolled at any public university or college. “This discovery underscores the importance of the verification process, which is a cruc…

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The Bulrushes broke the news in on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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