For children and youth in schools, occupational therapy works to ensure that a student can participate in the full breadth of school activitiesâfrom paying attention in class; concentrating on the task at hand; holding a pencil, musical instrument, or book in the easiest way; or just behaving appropriately in class.
Gaps can mean you wonât have enough years of National Insurance contributions to get the full State Pension (sometimes called âqualifying yearsâ). You may get gaps in your record if you donât pay National Insurance or donât get National Insurance credits, eg youâre unemployed and donât get any benefits.aps can mean you wonât have enough years of National Insurance contributions to get the full State Pension (sometimes called âqualifying yearsâ). You may get gaps in your record if you donât pay National Insurance or donât get National Insurance credits, eg youâre unemployed and donât get any benefits.
New rules, which mean you must pay National Insurance for more years to get a full state pension, could affect expats. If you're retiring after April 6 2016 you'll need 35 years of NI contributions rather than 30 to qualify for a full pension Photo: Alamy.o qualify for any amount of the new pension in future, you will need to have at least 10 years of qualifying National Insurance (NI) contributions. The current rules require just one yearâs payment to be eligible for some state pension payments.