Plan to Achieve Self Support, also known as a "PASS", is a program offered by the US
Social Security Administration
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(SSA) for disabled or blind individuals who receive or qualify for
Supplemental Security Income. A PASS's main purpose is to help a disabled individual find employment or return to work.
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 your their skills and how much they want 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 your projected goals
# The plan must include detailed expenses of necessities to achieve the work goal.
References
External links
https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityresearch/wi/pass.html*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
Disability law in the United States
Social security in the United States
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