diff --git a/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
index 1f4e0998d..3378a63b7 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/household_validations.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ module Validations::HouseholdValidations
     # 3  Private Sector Tenancy
     # 4  Tied housing or rented with job
     # 7  Direct access hostel
-    # 9  Residential care home
     # 10 Hospital
     # 13 Children's home / Foster Care
     # 14 Bed and breakfast
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ module Validations::HouseholdValidations
     # 27 Owner occupation (low-cost home ownership)
     # 28 Living with Friends or Family
     # 29 Prison / Approved Probation Hostel
-    if record.is_internal_transfer? && [3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29].include?(record.prevten)
+    if record.is_internal_transfer? && [3, 4, 7, 10, 13, 14, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29].include?(record.prevten)
       label = record.form.get_question("prevten", record).present? ? record.form.get_question("prevten", record).label_from_value(record.prevten) : ""
       record.errors.add :prevten, :internal_transfer_non_social_housing, message: I18n.t("validations.household.prevten.internal_transfer", prevten: label)
       record.errors.add :referral, :internal_transfer_non_social_housing, message: I18n.t("validations.household.referral.prevten_invalid", prevten: label)
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
index b3e20779d..7f11999a9 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -629,6 +629,16 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
           .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.referral.prevten_invalid", prevten: ""))
       end
 
+      it "cannot be 9" do
+        record.referral = 1
+        record.prevten = 9
+        household_validator.validate_previous_housing_situation(record)
+        expect(record.errors["prevten"])
+          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.prevten.internal_transfer", prevten: ""))
+        expect(record.errors["referral"])
+          .to include(match I18n.t("validations.household.referral.prevten_invalid", prevten: ""))
+      end
+
       it "cannot be 4, 10, 13, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29" do
         record.referral = 1
         record.prevten = 4