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Over 100 family carers in Clare will receive an increased allowance from this week. The Department of Social Protection has announced that the weekly income disregard for Carer's Allowance has been bumped up to €625 for a single person and €1,250 for a couple. Over 5,200 recpients of the allowance will now avail of a higher rate of payment including 107 in Clare. Clare family carer and Chairperson of EDS Ireland, Anne Micks, claims however that carers are being forced to survive on an amount below the living wage.