{"id":"F2021L00198","name":"Social Security (Assurances of Support) Amendment Determination 2021","slug":"social-security-assurances-of-support-amendment-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440768,"registerId":"F2021L00198-fast-fetch-1775956288123","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Social Security (Assurances of Support) Amendment Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nSocial Security (Assurances of Support) Amendment Determination 2021\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 26 February 2021   \n\nAnne Ruston\n\nMinister for Families and Social Services\n\n \n\nContents\n\n1  Name\n\n2  Commencement\n\n3  Authority\n\n4  Schedules\n\nSchedule 1—Amendments\n\nSocial Security (Assurances of Support) Determination 2018 2\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Social Security (Assurances of Support) Amendment Determination 2021.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument. The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under section 1061ZZGH of the Social Security Act 1991.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule, and any other item in Schedule 1 to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\nSchedule 1—Amendments\n\nSocial Security (Assurances of Support) Determination 2018\n\n1  Section 2A\n\nOmit “31 March 2021”, substitute “31 March 2024”.\n\n2  Subsection 5(1), definition of rate of newstart allowance\n\nOmit “newstart allowance” (wherever occurring), substitute “jobseeker payment”.\n\n3  Subsection 6(1) (table item 5)\n\nOmit “Newstart allowance”, substitute “Jobseeker payment”.\n\n4  Paragraph 15(2)(a)\n\nOmit “newstart allowance”, substitute “jobseeker payment”.\n\n5  Subection 15(2), example\n\nOmit the example under subsection 15(2), substitute:\n\nExample\n\nIf a person with two children applies to give an assurance of support for a migrating family of two parents and two children on 1 July 2020, the minimum required income amount of the person is the total of:\n\n•          $47,736 (the applicable annual rate of jobseeker payment, $15,912, multiplied by the total number of the adult assurer and adult assurees (three)), plus\n\n•          $4,737.70 (the base FTB child rate and the applicable supplement amount of $2,368.85 multiplied by the total number of the assurer’s children (two)).\n\nNo multiple of the base FTB child rate and the applicable supplement amount is included in the calculation of income requirement on account of the assurees’ children. \n\n6  Paragraph 16(2)(a)\n\nOmit “newstart allowance”, substitute “jobseeker payment”.\n\n7  Subsection 16(2), example\n\nOmit the example under subsection 16(2), substitute:\n\nExample\n\nIf a person with a partner and two children applies to give an assurance of support jointly with their partner for a migrating family of two parents and two children on 1 July 2020, the combined minimum required income of both the person and their partner is the total of: \n\n•          $63,648 (the applicable annual rate of jobseeker payment, $15,912, multiplied by the total number of adult assurers and adult assurees (four)), and\n\n•          $4,737.70 (the base FTB child rate and the applicable supplement amount of $2,368.85 multiplied by the total number of the assurers' children (two)).\n\nNo multiple of the base FTB child rate and the applicable supplement amount is included in the calculation of income requirement on account of the assurees’ children. \n\n8  Paragraphs 20(1)(a) and (b)\n\nRepeal the paragraphs, substitute:\n\n1.         if the assurance is for 10 years — $20,000;\n2.        in any other case — $10,000.\n\n\n9  Application provision\n\nThe amendment made by item 8 of this Schedule applies to an assurance of support given under Chapter 2C of the Social Security Act 1991 on or after the commencement of this instrument.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument refines terminology, numeric examples, and bond amounts without expanding who is subject to assurances of support. It alters thresholds and the financial mechanics (income test basis and bond sums) and applies to assurances given on or after commencement, but does not broaden the population covered by Chapter 2C."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple textual substitutions across the Determination (terminology changes from 'newstart allowance' to 'jobseeker payment')","Numeric updates in illustrative examples that tie calculations to specific payment rates and family tax benefit figures","Change to bond amounts and an application provision (temporal effect for assurances given on/after commencement)","Reliance on cross-references to defined rates and benefits in the underlying Determination and Social Security Act","Low regulatory discretion but clear compliance consequences for individual assurers (income test and bond payment)"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates the Social Security (Assurances of Support) Determination 2018 by extending a date to 31 March 2024, replacing references to “newstart allowance” with “jobseeker payment”, revising worked examples that calculate minimum income requirements using the jobseeker rate and family tax benefit figures, and setting assurance bond amounts at $20,000 for 10‑year assurances and $10,000 otherwise. It affects people who give assurances of support for migrating families (they pay or meet income tests and bonds) and the Department that administers those assurances."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose — updating administrative details of the Assurance of Support scheme. The bond increase represents a policy adjustment within the existing framework rather than scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Short, focused amendment instrument (only 9 items)","Simple mechanical substitutions (name changes and date updates)","Single substantive policy change (bond amounts in item 8)","No new defined terms or complex conditional logic","Straightforward application provision (item 9) with clear temporal trigger","Examples provided are illustrative rather than operative law"],"plain_english_summary":"This law updates the Assurance of Support scheme for family migrants: it extends the scheme to 31 March 2024, replaces references to \"Newstart Allowance\" with \"JobSeeker Payment,\" and raises required bonds (notably to $20,000 for 10‑year assurances and $10,000 for shorter ones). It affects Australian sponsors, their migrant family members, and the Department administering the bonds by increasing upfront costs and keeping rules current."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/social-security-assurances-of-support-amendment-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/social-security-assurances-of-support-amendment-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/social-security-assurances-of-support-amendment-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/social-security-assurances-of-support-amendment-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/social-security-assurances-of-support-amendment-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/social-security-assurances-of-support-amendment-determination-2021/documents"}}