After President Joe Biden signed the COVID-19 relief bill releasing $1,400 stimulus payments to millions of US residents, virtual Atlanta channel 11 Alive covered how the stimulus payments would affect residents in different Georgia counties. In the article, How COVID spending bill will impact Georgia counties, authors Hope Ford and Ryan Dennis write:
A newly released study by doxo, revealed that 90% of Americans believe that the $1400 will help improve their financial health. The data also reveals that the majority of Americans (59%) plan to use the money to pay household bills, with utilities; cable/internet; and mobile phone bills topping the list. According to doxo’s data, residents in the Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta area pay $969 on the eight most common household bills (excluding housing expenses like rent or mortgage).”