There are now less than three months to go before the expanded JobSeeker payment and Job Keeper is due to end.

While the government is reportedly considering a revamp of both these support systems, some have suggested a rethink is needed to determine how income support can be provided.

Professor John Quiggin, Senior Research Fellow at the School of Economics, University of Queensland says instead of an unemployment payment – or the dole – we need a liveable income guarantee.