The primary differences between the exclusion of property essential to self- support
and the exclusions provided for under a plan for achieving self-support (PASS)(see
SI 00870.001 ff.) are that the PASS exclusions:
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cover income as well as resources;
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apply to the blind and disabled, but not to the aged;
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do not have an inherent dollar limit.
Consider the overall resources situation to ensure that the individual receives the
benefit of the most advantageous exclusion for him or her.