A potential new Social Security Administration policy would force 3.4 million more people to visit field offices to update their addresses and make other routine requests at a time when the agency’s staffing has been cut and field offices face long wait times for appointments.

The SSA confirmed that beneficiaries and my Social Security account holders will not be required to visit a field office.

Social Security beneficiaries can breathe a sigh of relief after the SSA reversed a controversial policy initially scheduled to take effect in August. The original plan would have