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.
You will continue to pay National Insurance even after reaching 35 years of contributions provided you're still working. These payments stop when you hit state pension age-even if you keep on working past retirement.In your case, you're going to give up work and take your private pensions to keep you going in the four years before you get your state pension. wish to retire and live on my private pensions, even though I haven't yet reached my state pension age. I'm have 44 years of NI contributions and am due to get my state pension in four years, but have decided to not continue working and cash in my pensions, which will provide an income of under Â£10,000-a-year.