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Private sector investment in student housing infrastructure
The programme seeks to catalyse private sector investment into the student housing sector by creating a stable, scalable, and bankable model supported by NSFAS-based revenue streams.
Catalyse private sector investment into the sector
Places
Limpopo, Western Cape, North West
Reference
https://www.dbsa.org/index.php/projects/student-housing-infrastructure-programme-ship
Participation in standardised student housing procurement and construction
The Student Housing Infrastructure Programme (SHIP) aims to standardise procurement methods and building standards for student housing across public universities and TVET colleges. This creates an opportunity for contractors and developers to participate in a consistent, large-scale infrastructure rollout.
Standardise the procurement method and building standards of student housing infrastructure, to lower transaction and building costs
Debt facility for student housing infrastructure at priority universities
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) offers a debt facility to selected universities to fund student housing infrastructure, using future NSFAS allocations as the source of repayment. This support is targeted at seven priority universities to address immediate housing needs.
Phase 1: Supporting seven priority universities (University of Limpopo, University of Fort Hare, Sefako Makgatho University, Western Cape University, University of Zululand, North-West University and Vaal University of Technology) with their immediate student housing needs amounting to more than 15 000 student beds in the short term through a funding model developed by the DBSA. Accordingly, the DBSA provides a debt facility to the respective universities using the source of repayment for the senior debt derived from students’ annual allocation from NSFAS for on-campus housing, or the ‘rent eq
