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 don't have to pay National Insurance if you earn below a certain amount-in 2015-16, this is Â£8,060. The same applies if your self-employed profits are very low-below Â£5,965 in 2015-16 - though opting not to make Class 2 National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed may deprive you of some benefits.urrently, this is 30 years' National Insurance contributions (NICs). From April 2017, you'll have to have made 35 years' worth of contributions.