Maintain NSFAS Family Structures and NSFAS Means Test {FBLN-6}

The family structure is captured and maintained per student per year. Once the family stucture is completed, the NSFAS means test can be performed. The means test is calculated according to the NSFAS supplied formula, using the applicable values from FBLN-1 to 5 in conjunction with the information captured for the student on the family structure.

Fields in the option:

Block 1: Maintain Dependants

Field	Type & Length	Description
Student Number	N9	Student number
Year	N4	Year
Copy Dependant Detail		On click of this button, a new window will open whereby all family members can be copied from one year to another (click on copy all button) or family members can be copied individually from one year to another by indicating which members must be copied (tick box under copy and click on copy button)

Example:

Block 2: Dependant Detail

Field	Type & Length	Description
Member Number	N2	Enter the family member number
ID Number	A15	Enter the family member ID number
Dependant Name	A40	Enter the family member name
Relation	A5	Enter the relationship.
Dependancy Reason	A30	Enter a reason why this member is dependant.
Member Status	A1	Indicate whether the family member is a tertiary student or not or deceased. Valid values: Y - Tertiary Student N - Non Tertiary Student D - Deceased
Income Type	A4	The user will be able to choose from a list of values as maintained in {FBLN-4}.
Income per Year	N17.2	Enter the income of this dependant. A system oprational definition must be set on {FCSM-1} for code 'MI' and subsystem 'BL'. If set to (Y)es, a validation will be done to ensure that the family income for at least one family member must be greater than zero.

Example:

Block 3: NSFAS Means Test

The calculation is done using the NSFAS means test.

TOTAL COST (A)

Estimated cost as maintained in {FBLO-4}

TOTAL DEDUCTIONS (B)
Awards already made to student in {FBLO-4} or {FBLO-6}
Expected family contributuon as calculated in {FBLN-6}

RECOMMENDED NSFAS AWARD = TOTAL COST (A) less TOTAL DEDUCTION (B).

If it is indicated in the type of residence field that the student qualifies for a residence allowance (that is accommodation not for the institution’s account, thus the cost is not part of the estimated cost and has not yet been taken into consideration) the relevant accommodation allowance will be added.

The user can only update the area code and the type of residence for the student in this block.

Field	Type & Length	Description
Postal Code	N4	Postal code of student residencial area
Type of Residence Allowance	N1	The residence allowance is also determined by NSFAS and must be updated on a yearly basis from a file that will be supplied by NSFAS. This is done by running {FBLN-24}. Valid values for this field as defined by NSFAS Stay Self Catering Residence Staying at Home Out of Town Stay Off Campus Inst. Town, Staying at home A fifth option - Not Applicable - was added to the four options supplied by NSFAS. Reason being that one of the four options defined by NSFAS should only be used if the residence fee is not raised on the student account. If raised on the student account, the cost is part of the estimated cost used for the means test calculation and therefore already taken into consideration for the NSFAS award.
The rest of the fields are display only fields.

Example:

Processing Rules
	No special processing rules

Date	System Version	By Whom	Job	Description
16-Oct-2006	v01.0.0.0	Amanda Nell	t133712	New manual format.
19-Sep-2007	v01.0.0.1	Charlene van der Schyff	t156162	Proofread by ITS system owner not done.
15-Dec-2010	v01.0.0.2	Christel van Staden	t170168	Add family member status