1. Introducing PASS
2. How a PASS Works
3. PASS Candidates
4. Starting a Business
5. A Viable Plan
6. Responsibilities
A PASS is a plan for your future. Many people with disabilities want to work, and you may be one of them. Perhaps you need to go back to school before you can get a job, need to pay for items or support to succeed at your new job or maybe you’d like to start your own business. Whatever your work goal may be, a PASS can help you reach it.
A PASS is an SSI work incentive that lets you use your own income or assets to help you reach your work goal. A plan is meant to help you get items, services, or skills you need to reach your goals.
People receiving Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB) or Childhood Disability Benefits (CDB) can also use a PASS if they meet all other requirements for SSI. DIB and CDB are referred to in the remaining sections as Title 2.
This website will provide you with basic information about a PASS to help you decide whether a PASS is the right work incentive for you.
This website also includes a PASS application form (SSA-545-BK) with sample answers and helpful hints to assist you in completing the application online. Just click on “More info” next to each question. You can save the document and come back to edit it. You can also share the application with the PASS specialist at the SSA office that approves the PASS applications.
To locate your local PASS specialist go to this section of the Social Security website: