Apply for the Rural Advanced Skills Payment

How doctors can apply for payments under the Workforce Incentive Program Rural Advanced Skills Payment.

Check your eligibility

See if you are an eligible doctor providing eligible services under the Workforce Incentive Program (WIP) Rural Advanced Skills Stream.

See Rural Advanced Skills Payment Participant obligations for how to keep your details up to date.

Applying for the WIP Rural Advanced Skills Stream

To apply for the WIP-Rural Advanced Skills payment, a doctor must apply directly to the Rural Workforce Agency in the state or territory in which the doctor is currently working or has provided majority of services

Applications for the WIP-Rural Advances Skills payment must be submitted to the relevant Rural Workforce Agency using the official application form available on the Department of Health and Aged Care / Rural Workforce Agency website – currently under development- expected to be available in October 2023.

Resources

Workforce Incentive Program – Rural Advanced Skills Stream contact

Contact us (the Department of Health and Aged Care) for questions on eligibility and program rules. Contact the Rural Workforce Agency for questions around the preparation of applications and calculation of individual payments.
Health and Aged Care

Rural Workforce Agency
Contacts for each state can be found on the contacts page.

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