Higher Education and Training

National Student Financial Aid Scheme

Entity information:

PFMA Schedule: 3A
Total expenditure (2025-26): R5,446,708,204
Total expenditure as % of Higher Education and Training: 8.07%
Total expenditure as % of all entities: 0.17%

Higher Education and Training expenditure:

Higher Education and Training
R67,465,621,776

National Student Financial Aid Scheme

Detailed financial information:

All Financial Values: R'000
Consol indi Classification 1 Classification 2 Classification 3 Classification 4 Classification 5 Classification 6 Budget phase Amount
1 Cash flow from advancing activities (Fi… Financial Assets Repayments and other receipts Repayments and other receipts Repayments and other receipts Repayments and other receipts Main appropriation 1,649,136
1 Cash flow from investing activities Capital Payments for capital assets Acquisition of property, plant, equipme… Computer equipment Computer equipment Main appropriation -4,076
1 Cash flow from investing activities Financial Assets Other flows from Investing Activities Interest Interest Interest Main appropriation 4,138,736
1 Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Cash flow from operating activities Main appropriation -1,627,795
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Compensation of employees Salaries and wages Salaries and wages Main appropriation 788,977
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Compensation of employees Social contributions Social contributions Main appropriation 197,244
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Administrative fees Administrative fees Main appropriation 117,713
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Advertising Advertising Main appropriation 5,991
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Agency and support/outsourced services Agency and support/outsourced services Main appropriation 119,974
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Audit costs: External Audit costs: External Main appropriation 53,933
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Bursaries: Employees Bursaries: Employees Main appropriation 5,240
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Catering: Internal activities Catering: Internal activities Main appropriation 629
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Communication (G&S) Communication (G&S) Main appropriation 286,284
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Computer services Computer services Main appropriation 309,174
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Consultants: Business and advisory serv… Consultants: Business and advisory serv… Main appropriation 666,227
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Consumables: Stationery, printing and o… Consumables: Stationery, printing and o… Main appropriation 4,214
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Contractors Maintenance and repairs of other fixed … Main appropriation 8,408
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Legal services (G&S) Legal services (G&S) Main appropriation 24,336
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Operating leases Operating leases Main appropriation 117,354
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Operating payments Operating payments Main appropriation 14,976
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Property payments Property payments Main appropriation 19,806
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Training and development Training and development Main appropriation 7,861
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Travel and subsistence Travel and subsistence Main appropriation 117,506
1 Expenditure Current Current payments Goods and services Venues and facilities Venues and facilities Main appropriation 1,479
1 Expenditure Current Transfers and subsidies Households Other transfers to households Other transfers to households Main appropriation 218,574,250
1 Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Net increase / (decrease) in cash and c… Main appropriation 4,156,001
1 Receipts Current Sales of goods and services other than … Sales of goods and services produced by… Administrative fees Administrative fees Main appropriation 225,746
1 Receipts Current Transfers received Other goverment units Departmental agencies and accounts Departmental agencies and accounts Main appropriation 19,064,903
1 Receipts Current Transfers received Other goverment units National government Departmental transfers Main appropriation 195,076,424
1 Receipts Current Transfers received Other goverment units National government Other national departments Main appropriation 5,446,708