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.
The State Pension is a contribution-based benefit, and depends on an individual's National Insurance (NI) contribution history. For someone with the 30 qualifying years (years in which NI contributions were paid), it is payable at a flat rate of Â£119.30 a week (up to April 2016). 35 years contribution is needed to get the full new state pension from 6 April 2016. A smaller, pro-rata, pension is paid to someone with fewer qualifying years.