Those who have already paid off debt and built up their savings may be ready to spend tax refund money.
If the bill becomes law, you’ll probably start seeing the payments show up in bank accounts within a couple weeks.
More than 80% say they’ don’t know if they can afford food in coming weeks, according to the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
Big banks say they’ll give customers a temporary break on negative balances.
Those who filed taxes in the past two years and used direct deposit for their refunds will be the first to get the payments, the IRS says.
“Americans need cash now,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says at a press conference.