NSFAS Book Allowance for 2025

Welcome to the NSFAS Book Allowance page for 2025. Here you will find all the information on the NSFAS Book for 2025.

Higher education is very expensive. As a result, students often face various financial difficulties. Books purchasing is one of the expenses that students normally make. Books purchasing expenses contribute to a significant amount of a student’s budget. It extensively creates burden on parents and guardians. To ease this financial stress for books, the NSFAS offer book allowances for successful applicants. In this article, we will delve into what NSFAS book allowance is, how they work, the benefits, and how much is given.

What is NSFAS Accommodation Allowance?

The NSFAS Book Allowance is a financial aid package that is given to students to help them cover their books purchasing expenses. This is usually offered to students who have been awarded the NSFAS Bursary. The NSFAS books allowance is often given as a cash allowance, and the student can use to buy the books for their programme of studies. In a situation where the universities provide the books, the book allowance is credited to the university on the student’s behalf.

The NSFAS Book Allowance for 2025 follows the features that are found in book allowance for most bursaries. Firstly, students are required to apply for the NSFAS before the start of each academic year. The NSFAS Application process usually involves filling out an online form and providing all needed documents.

Who is Eligible for NSFAS Book Allowance?

Applicants should evaluate themselves if they fit in the following criteria, then they qualify for the book allowance.

All South African citizens
All SASSA grant recipients qualifies for funding
Applicants whose combined household income is not more than R350 000 per annum
Person with disability: Combined household income must not be more than R600 000 per annum
Students who started studying before 2018 whose household income is not more than R122 000 per

What does the NSFAS Book Allowance for 2025 Cover?

The NSFAS Book Allowance for university students for the 2025/2025 academic year is R5200 per annum.

NSFAS Province Offices Contact Details

Contact these to know the NSFAS Book Allowance for 2025. Click on the see the NSFAS Contact Details.

NSFAS head office contact details Cape Town

Physical Address: 10 Brodie Road, House Vincent 2nd Floor, Wynberg, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7700
Phone: 021 763 3200 / 08000 67327

NSFAS CEO contact details | Offices in Johannesburg (Gauteng)

Physical Address: 17 Diagonal St, Newtown, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2001
Phone: 080 006 7327

Bloemfontein NSFAS Branch (Free State)

GF Shop 125, Sanlam Plaza, Cnr Maitland and East Burger Street, 9301 — Bloemfontein

Cape Town NSFAS Branch

Shop P 18a Piazza, Golden Acre Adderley Street, 8000 – Cape Town

Durban NSFAS Branch (KZN-KwaZulu Natal)

Ground Floor, Smart Exchange Building, 5 Walnut Road (Cnr. Dr. AB Xuma), 4001 — Durban

East London NSFAS Branch (Eastern Cape)

31 Malcomess Park, Crn St Georges & Gately Street, Spar Complex5201 – Southernwood

eMalahleni NSFAS Branch (Mpumalanga)

Shop 3, Pavillion Centre, 19 – 21 Botha Avenue, 1035 — Witbank

Johannesburg NSFAS Branch (Gauteng)

17 Diagonal Street, Old JSE Building, Ground Floor, Newtown, 2001 — Johannesburg

Kimberley NSFAS Branch (Northern Cape)

Old Telkom Building, 64-70 De Toit Span Building, 8300 — Kimberley

Mbombela NSFAS Branch

Office No 8, Imbizi place, Samora Machele Drive1201 —- Mbombela

Newcastle NSFAS Branch

37 Murchison Street, Tower Block, Newcastle, Durban

Polokwane NSFAS Branch (Limpopo)

60 Schoeman Street, Shop 10, Crescent Building, 0699 — Polokwane

Gqeberha-Port Elizabeth NSFAS Branch

Kwantu Towers, Ground Floor, Govan Mbeki Avenue Vuyisile Mini Square, 6001 — Port Elizabeth

Rustenburg NSFAS Branch (North West)

39 Heystek Street, Next to SARS0299 — Rustenburg

Secunda NSFAS Branch

Shop no 2 Game Park Centre, Horwood Street2302 – Secunda

Soweto NSFAS Branch

2127 Old Potchefstroom Road, Klipspruit1809 – Soweto

Thulamela NSFAS Branch Thohoyandou

Thulamela Information Center, Punda Maria Road, 0950 — Thohoyandou

Pretoria NSFAS Tshwane Branch

429 Shoburg Building, Stanza Bopape Street, 0001 – Tshwane

In conclusion, NSFAS book allowance, is a valuable form of financial aid that helps students cover their book expenses. It also eases the financial burden on students. It also promotes academic excellence, diversity, and employability. Students are encouraged to apply for the NSFAS bursary to enjoy the book allowances package to ensure access to quality education, regardless of their financial background.