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.
National Insurance and older people. You no longer have to pay National Insurance once you reach the state pension age (currently 65 for men and increasing to 65 for women by 2018), even if you carry on working beyond this.Go further: Tax in retirement-our guide explains how much tax pensioners are expected to pay.ull 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.