Recording Now Available – Using Work Incentives to Pay for Work-Related Expenses Training

Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWEs) and the Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)

Did you know that you can use work incentives to help pay for work-related expenses like transportation? You can do this by using Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWEs) and the Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS).

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IRWEs are “out-of-pocket” costs for items or services needed to work because of one’s disability. These costs can be transportation, therapy, attendant services, assistive technology, medical needs, and more.

PASS is a tool that helps an individual with a disability reach a work goal.

PASS enables a person to receive higher SSI payments while working than they would ordinarily get to help pay for expenses needed to reach their goal. A PASS can offset up to 100% of the expenses the person pays for to reach their goal, including:

• transportation (even buying a vehicle),
• training,
• education,
• tools,
• equipment,
• computers,
• assistive technology,
• business start-up costs and more.
  
  In some cases, a person who has too much income (like SSDI) to receive SSI can actually use a PASS to qualify for SSI.