Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program encourages recipients to return to work. One of the program objectives is to provide incentives and opportunities that help recipients do so. The Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) provision allows individuals to develop a plan to enter (or re-enter) the workforce and become self-supporting. In turn, SSA does not count the income or resources (such as business equipment, education, or specialized training) recipients use to fund a PASS when determining an individual’s SSI eligibility or payment amount. An SSI recipient who wants to take advantage of the PASS provision completes Form SSA-545. SSA uses the information from the SSA 545 to evaluate the recipient’s PASS, and to determine eligibility under the provisions of the SSI program. The respondents are SSI recipients who want to develop a return-to-work plan.

The latest form for Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) expires 2027-11-30 and can be found here.