diff --git a/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb b/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
index c84d60d0e..91c969ea9 100644
--- a/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <%= f.govuk_date_field question.id.to_sym,
   caption: caption(caption_text, page_header, conditional),
   legend: legend(question, page_header, conditional),
-  hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe || "For example, #{date_mid_collection_year_formatted(lettings_log.startdate)}" },
+  hint: { text: (question.hint_text.nil? ? "" : (question.hint_text.html_safe + "<br>".html_safe)) + "For example, #{date_mid_collection_year_formatted(lettings_log.startdate)}" },
   width: 20,
   **stimulus_html_attributes(question) do %>
   <%= govuk_inset_text(text: question.unresolved_hint_text) if question.unresolved_hint_text.present? && @log.unresolved %>