# The DA says the projected 33-billion-rand shortfall at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme by 2029 shows that the current funding model is no longer sustainable. The party is calling for the scheme to be decentralised, with universities and TVET colleges taking greater responsibility for managing student funding. The DA’s Delmaine Christians says the scheme already has a deficit of about 15-billion-rand and supports around 800-thousand students:
DA says R33-billion NSFAS shortfall shows funding model is unsustainable [SOUND]
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