Get paid for offering advanced skills in rural and remote communities

The Workforce Incentives Program (WIP) – Rural Advanced Skills Stream, which started 1 January 2024, provides payments to rural generalists and GPs offering advanced skills in rural and remote communities.

You can apply for the WIP-Rural Advanced Skills payments up to 3 times between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025. You can apply up to 3 times anytime before 30 March 2026 for services provided since 1 January 2023.

Doctors providing primary care and emergency and/or advanced skills in Modified Monash (MM) 3-7 locations can claim up to $21,000 each year.

If you are a doctor that received a WIP-Rural Advanced Skill payment for services provided in 2023, you can apply again for a second payment for services provided in 2024. You can apply as soon as you have completed the service levels required for the maximum payment in the 12-month period.

For more information regarding your eligibility, please refer to the WIP – Rural Advanced Skills Guidelines on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s website.

For information regarding Australian Government funded incentives and supports that are available to doctors practicing in MM3-7 locations, please refer to the relevant fact sheets on the Department’s website.

If you have any questions about the WIP program, contact the team at WIP@health.gov.au.