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.
Remember that your National Insurance contributions entitle you to other benefits on top of the State pension. Unfortunately it is not possible to stop paying NI just because you have made the full pension contributions.You will stop paying National Insurance only when you get to State pension age. understand you now need only 30 years of National Insurance contributions to earn a full pension, so why do I have to carry on paying NI?