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.
State pension is available only to people who have paid, or been credited with, enough National Insurance contributions. The number of years' National Insurance contributions needed to qualify for full state pension is scheduled to change in 2016.Anyone reaching state pension age on or after 6 April 2010 has to build up 30 years' worth of NICs to get a full state pension.ou can normally go back a maximum six years to fill National Insurance contributions gaps, but if you reach state pension age before 5 April 2015 special rules let you go back further-to 6 April 1975. In all cases the maximum number of additional years you can buy is limited to six.