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.
Full state pension is paid only to those who have an adequate record of National Insurance contributions. Currently, this is 30 years' National Insurance contributions (NICs). From April 2017, you'll have to have made 35 years' worth of contributions.ational Insurance and the self-employed. If you're self-employed, you normally pay Class 2 National Insurance contributions and usually Class 4 NICs as well. Class 3 National Insurance contributions are those that you can pay voluntarily.