{{Multiple issues| {{Advert|date=July 2019}} {{More footnotes|date=July 2019}} }} '''Plan to Achieve Self Support''', also known as a "PASS", is a program offered by the US [[Social Security Administration]] (SSA) 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ORDP.OPDR |title=Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) |url=https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/pass.htm |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=www.ssa.gov |language=en}}</ref>

The requirements for a PASS are the following:

# It must be in writing (using the form on the website) # The planner must already have an income or resources set aside to pay for the plan expenses # The plan must state a work goal (i.e., a vocational assessment of skills and how much to grow in the next year; must be attainable) # The plan must have a reasonable time frame with a projected beginning and end, as well as a detailed calendar of projected goals # The plan must include detailed expenses of necessities to achieve the work goal.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ORDP.OPDR |title=Elements of a Plan to Achieve Self-Support |url=https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/passelements.htm |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=www.ssa.gov |language=en}}</ref>

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== External links == *[https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/pass.htm Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)] *[https://www.ssa.gov/redbook/?__utma=230172574.1248635382.1437076775.1437399740.1437405029.3&__utmb=230172574.3.9.1437405112042&__utmc=230172574&__utmx=-&__utmz=230172574.1437405029.3.2.utmcsr=search.socialsecurity.gov|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/search&__utmv=-&__utmk=206743504 The Red Book - A Guide to Work Incentives and Employment Supports] *[http://www.socialsecurity.gov/work/Beneficiaries/beneficiaries.html/ socialsecurity.gov work Beneficiaries Page]

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