diff --git a/app/views/home/index.html.erb b/app/views/home/index.html.erb
index 87e058969..cafff3f8f 100644
--- a/app/views/home/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/home/index.html.erb
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
         <%= render partial: "layouts/collection_resources" %>
         <hr class="govuk-section-break govuk-section-break--visible govuk-section-break--m">
         <%= render partial: "home/upcoming_deadlines" %>
+        <hr class="govuk-section-break govuk-section-break--visible govuk-section-break--m">
+        <%= render partial: "layouts/about_core" %>
       </div>
     </div>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_about_core.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_about_core.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e614e613c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_about_core.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<% if current_user.present? %>
+  <h1 class="govuk-heading-l govuk-!-width-two-thirds">About CORE</h1>
+<% else %>
+  <h2 class="govuk-heading-m govuk-!-width-two-thirds">About CORE</h2>
+<% end %>
+<p class="govuk-body">CORE (COntinuous REcording of Lettings and Sales in Social Housing in England) is a service that collects information about every new social housing letting and sale in England. The data you submit is used to make decisions about funding, regulations, and policies.</p>
+<p class="govuk-body"><%= govuk_link_to "Learn more about statistics on social housing lettings (opens in a new tab)", "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/rents-lettings-and-tenancies", target: "_blank" %></p>
diff --git a/app/views/start/index.html.erb b/app/views/start/index.html.erb
index a726be277..47d9de516 100644
--- a/app/views/start/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/start/index.html.erb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     <p class="govuk-body">You can <%= govuk_mail_to("dluhc.digital-services@levellingup.gov.uk", "request an account", subject: "CORE: Request a new account") %> if your organisation doesn’t have one.</p>
     <p class="govuk-body"><strong><%= govuk_link_to guidance_path do %>Guidance for submitting social housing lettings and sales data (CORE)<% end %></strong><p>
     <hr class="govuk-section-break govuk-section-break--visible govuk-section-break--m">
+    <%= render partial: "layouts/about_core" %>
+    <hr class="govuk-section-break govuk-section-break--visible govuk-section-break--m">
   </div>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/spec/requests/start_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/start_controller_spec.rb
index 2287280dc..612c2d768 100644
--- a/spec/requests/start_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/start_controller_spec.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ RSpec.describe StartController, type: :request do
         get "/", headers: headers, params: {}
         expect(page).to have_content("Guidance for submitting social housing lettings and sales data (CORE)")
       end
+
+      it "displays about core section" do
+        get "/", headers:, params: {}
+        expect(page).to have_content("About CORE")
+      end
     end
   end