Last year, Nsfas announced that the scheme plans to directly manage the student accommodation process and manage costs in the 2023 academic year to prevent susceptible fraudulent behaviour and to better the system of procuring housing for students.
The scheme said it plans to do so through the administration of the entire student accommodation approach and increasing student accommodation capacity for Nsfas funding beneficiaries.
“The portal will allow the accreditation of accommodation providers, grading of the proposed accommodation, assigning the cost-based grading, and allocating accommodation to students,” said Nsfas
The student accommodation portal is now officially open and housing providers have been encouraged to register, sign in and load their accommodations to be considered by Nsfas funded students.
How to create an account as a Housing Provider / Sign up:
- Visit the official webpage on: https://profprod.nsfas.org.za/register
- Click the ‘Accommodation Provider’ option
- Follow the prompts and fill out all the necessary information
- Complete the following sections: “First names”, “Surname”, “Cell phone number”, “Email address”, “Confirm email address”, “Password”, “Confirm password”, “Read and understood T&C’s”, and “I am not a robot”.
- Click the “Create Account” button at the bottom of the page once completed.
Once signed in and with a completed profile, accommodation providers will access the portal’s dashboard and be able to load their properties by providing their property names, location, and images.
To ensure that the accommodation spaces are adequate and conducive for learning and studying, Nsfas will then have a team visit the various locations to assess the state of accommodation registered on the portal for purposes of accreditation.
For more information on the new Nsfas student accommodation portal visit Nsfas official website.
