The embattled National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) owes private student housing operators from one association R260 million in rent for more than 20 000 beds occupied by students.
The Private Student Housing Association (PSHA) confirmed that its 30 members, who own 70 000 beds across the country, are owed rent for February, March and April.
This comes as students gave heart-wrenching accounts of their battle to survive from January, after only receiving a R1 300 living allowance last week.