PASS
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A Plan
for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) allows
a person with
a disability to set aside otherwise
countable income and/or resources for a period
of time in order to achieve a work goal.
Who is Qualified? 
Who May Help Set Up a Plan?
What
are Possible PASS Expenditures?
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Basic
Requirements for a PASS
The plan must:
- Be
designed specifically for the person
- Be
in writing, either on a PASS form or, if
not, covering all the same information
- Have
a specific work goal that the person is capable
of performing (unless there is evidence to
the contrary, SSA PASS Specialists should
presume an occupational goal to be feasible,
and a PASS to be viable)
- Have
a specific time frame for reaching the goal
- Show
what money and any other contributions will
be used to reach the work goal
- Show
how the money and resources will be saved/spent
- Show
how any money set aside in savings will be
kept separate from other funds
- Be
approved by the Social Security Administration
PASS Cadre
- Be
reviewed periodically to assure compliance
- Decrease
reliance on the Social Security system by
reducing the amount of benefits received
by the end of the PASS (see exception below
for Supported Employment)
- Also
include a Business Plan if the PASS is for
self-employment
Source:
passplan.org, The University of Montana Rural Institute |
