{"id":535,"date":"2024-06-27T23:08:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T23:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/?page_id=535"},"modified":"2026-09-16T20:41:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T20:41:45","slug":"does-funza-lushaka-pay-for-private-accommodation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/does-funza-lushaka-pay-for-private-accommodation\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Funza Lushaka Pay For Private Accommodation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funza Lushaka covers accommodation, including meals, as part of the bursary, up to a set cap. Its 2026 application notes say details of how accommodation is paid are set out in the bursary guidelines, which are applied through your university&#8217;s Funza Lushaka office. Whether and how private accommodation is paid depends on those guidelines and your university&#8217;s rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Funza Lushaka covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tuition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accommodation including meals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Books and learning materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teaching practice costs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where possible, a small monthly living allowance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bursary is capped. If your actual costs, including private accommodation, are higher than the cap, you pay the difference yourself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Before you sign a private lease<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask your university&#8217;s Funza Lushaka office whether private accommodation is paid for your campus, and how.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask whether the accommodation must be accredited by the university.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find out the accommodation amount within the cap.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get the answer in writing before committing to a lease.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How NSFAS handles private accommodation, for comparison<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Private accommodation is allowed only if institution residences are full or unavailable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NSFAS pays accredited providers directly, after a signed lease and confirmed funding.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students living with relatives get a transport allowance instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funza Lushaka is managed by NSFAS but has its own rules, so do not assume the NSFAS rules apply unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/nsfas-and-funza-lushaka\/\">how NSFAS and Funza Lushaka compare<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.gov.za\/Programmes\/FunzaLushaka.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Department of Basic Education&#8217;s Funza Lushaka page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790000000535\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does Funza Lushaka cover accommodation?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes. It covers accommodation including meals, within the bursary cap.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1790000000536\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Who do I ask about Funza Lushaka accommodation payments?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Your university&#8217;s Funza Lushaka or financial aid office.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funza Lushaka covers accommodation, including meals, as part of the bursary, up to a set cap. Its 2026 application notes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_ba_keyfacts":"","_ba_provider_contact":"","_ba_provider_name":"","_ba_provider_type":"","_ba_provider_cat":"","_ba_writer":"thabo-mokoena","_ba_reviewer":"naledi-khumalo","iawp_total_views":30,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1507,"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/535\/revisions\/1507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bursariesafrica.co.za\/tvet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}