Plan for Achieving Self Support


Plan to Achieve Self Support, also known as a "PASS", is a program offered by the US Social Security Administration for disabled or blind individuals who receive or qualify for Supplemental Security Income. The PASS program's main purpose is to help a disabled individual find employment or return to work.
The requirements for a PASS are the following:
  1. It must be in writing
  2. The planner must already have an income or resources set aside to pay for the plan expenses
  3. The plan must state a work goal
  4. The plan must have a reasonable time frame with a projected beginning and end, as well as a detailed calendar of projected goals
  5. The plan must include detailed expenses of necessities to achieve the work goal.