RALEIGH, N.C. – Two different parents on Wednesday said the impact of the latest federal relief will depend on one's prior circumstances.

Brandon Smith works at Amazon and has a photography business on the side. He has a 2-year-old daughter. He says at least five members of his extended family have had COVID-19, so he has limited his work activities in an effort to protect them.

“A few of my family members had contracted the virus, so, you know, just for my safety and the safety of them, I just tried to step back, social distance from everything,” he says.

Between that and the economy's contraction, Smith says he's having more trouble than he used to in making ends meet.

The stimulus bill Congress sent to President Donald Trump's desk this week included one-time stimulus payments of $600, a 15% boost to food stamp benefits, and $25 billion in emergency rental assistance. On Tuesday night, President Trump said the bill didn't go far enough. He demanded Congress amend the bill to increase the stimulus payments to $2,000, or $4,000 for couples. He did not say he would veto the bill as it currently stood.

Chyna Roberts says the original $600 payment was better than nothing, but not by a lot. A single mother with a 1-year-old daughter, she says that amount is very hard to stretch out, especially for larger families. She plans to put the stimulus money in her daughter's bank account.

Smith says he knows people who are in such dire financial shape, even a $2,000 would be gone the minute it arrives, put toward bills left unpaid. He says he would rather see a relief program similar to one in Canada, where people received $2,000 in stimulus checks every month for four months.

As of Wednesday evening, there had been no further movement on the stimulus bill despite quick endorsement of President Trump's demand by Democratic leaders in both chambers.