If you haven't paid enough National Insurance contributions

You may be able to claim incapacity benefit even if you haven't paid enough national insurance contributions if:

• You're aged under 20 (or 25 if you were in education or training at least three months immediately before turning 20).
• You've been sick for 28 weeks.
• You're present and resident in Great Britain for 26 weeks in the year before you claim.

If you're in the armed forces or you live and work within the European Economic Area (EEA), you may still be treated as being resident in the UK.