The Social Welfare Institute (IPS) has begun paying the extraordinary contribution to the Winter Bonus 2023, aimed at pensioners aged 65 or over as of May 1, 2023. The Minister of Labor and Social Welfare, Jeannette Jara, has emphasized that the IPS is working to ensure the operational continuity of its branches, especially in areas affected by storms.
to receive the extraordinary contribution, the requirements are as follows: be a pensioner aged 65 or over as of May 1, 2023, belong to one of the following groups: pensioners of the IPS, ISL, Dipreca, Capredena and mutual employers of Law No. 16,744, as long as they have a pension equal to or less than $201,677; pensioners of the AFP system who are receiving minimum pensions with a state guarantee; AFP pensioners or insurance companies who also receive the Old Age Solidarity Pension Contribution and whose pensions are less than or equal to $201,677; people who are beneficiaries of the PGU who do not have the right to a pension in any pension scheme; and people retiring from AFPs and insurance companies who also receive a PGU and whose pensions are less than or equal to $201,677.
If you meet the requirements and have not received the Winter Bonusor if you have any questions about it, you can call the 101 call center or access the websites www.chileatiende.cl and www.ips.gob.cl, as well as the social networks @ChileAtiende on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Payments will be delivered during June and July, depending on the group you belong to. About 70% of the payments will be made during June, while the rest will be made in July. Some specific groups, such as people with payments on rural routes and payments on accounts abroad, will receive the extraordinary contribution in August along with your usual profit.
At the national level, the extraordinary contribution it will benefit close to 1 million 600 thousand pensioners who meet the requirements. Due to the large number of people benefited, payments will be distributed on different days, either by deposit or in person.