Chile's National Health Fund (Fonasa) has launched a process to refund excess health contributions, with over $6.495 million available for 75,283 individuals. The initiative covers periods from April 2020 to March 2025 and addresses issues like duplicate payments or excesses from multiple income sources. Affiliates can check eligibility online until March 15, 2026.
Chile's National Health Fund (Fonasa) is carrying out the Excess Paid Contributions Refund (DPE) process, which restores balances from overpayments. Official data indicate $6.495 million available for 75,283 contributors and employers, related to contributions from April 2020 to March 2025.
The main causes are 'Duplicate Identical Payment,' where an employer pays twice for the same worker in one month, refunding the amount to the employer. The other is 'Payment Exceeding the Legal Taxable Ceiling,' occurring when multiple income sources surpass the 87.8 UF monthly limit—equivalent to $3,483,735 at the UF value of December 18, 2025—with the excess returned to the contributor.
To check eligibility, users should visit dpe.fonasa.gob.cl by March 15, 2026, selecting natural person or legal entity and logging in with ClaveÚnica or RUT. Once the proposal is accepted, payments follow a specific schedule:
- Acceptance December 18-21: payment December 26.
- December 22-28: payment January 2.
- December 29-January 4: payment January 9.
- January 5-11: payment January 16.
- January 12-18: payment January 23.
- January 19-25: payment January 30.
- January 26-February 1: payment February 6.
- February 2-8: payment February 13.
- February 9-22: payment February 27.
- February 23-March 1: payment March 6.
- March 2-8: payment March 13.
- March 9-15: payment March 20.
Launched in December 2025, this process aims to correct administrative errors and ensure balance in Chile's health contributions.
