Higher Education Loan Programme (HELP)

Over 35,000 students have benefitted from HELP, with a total expenditure exceeding K177 million, as of the 31^st of December, 2023.

HELP is a flagship initiative of the Marape Rosso government introduced in 2020 and aims to assist students facing financial constraints in paying their tertiary institution fees.

Prime Minister James Marape has announced this yesterday (25 January, 2022) when giving an update on higher education in the country.

“This Government is fully-committed to ensure quality education is accessed by all students in an affordable manner,” PM Marape said.

“The HELP is a signature programme introduced by my Government in 2019 when we took office, and was first implemented in 2020.

“This is a loan scheme for the students who cannot afford school fees in tertiary institutions.