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Tools
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Simple calculators and explainers for money, identity, eligibility and work. Each tool shows the source and caveats behind the result.
Money & cost
Calculators
Estimate South African personal income tax and monthly after-tax income.
Open calculator → InflationInflation calculatorCompare rand purchasing power across years and model future values.
Open calculator → Education costUniversity tuition explorerSee observed and modelled tuition costs and degree totals.
Open explorer → Study affordabilityFunding gap calculatorCombine tuition, living costs and indicative funding coverage across a study period.
Calculate gap → Household budgetCost of living & salary adequacyCompare estimated take-home pay with a Stats SA household budget benchmark.
Open budget tool →Identity & eligibility
Explainers
See what each part of a South African ID number means and check its internal checksum.
Open explainer → EligibilityDisability triageScreen the Employment Equity disability definition in simple or detailed mode.
Open triage → FundingStudy funding triageScreen NSFAS, NRF, teacher, SETA and other funding routes.
Open triage → Education pathwayQualification pathway plannerTurn an occupation into a qualification, NQF, registration, RPL and funding pathway.
Plan pathway → Career changeCareer comparatorCompare up to three occupations on demand, salary, qualification and pathway evidence.
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