From aa79c1fdfe83b3d9bbdc25db96c1a26b70c37a43 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nat Dean-Lewis <94526761+natdeanlewissoftwire@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:14:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] CLDC-4370: Update reason for leaving renewal hint text
 (#3336)

* CLDC-4370: update hint_text

* CLDC-4370: align hint text in 2025
---
 config/locales/forms/2025/lettings/household_situation.en.yml | 2 +-
 config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/household_situation.en.yml | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config/locales/forms/2025/lettings/household_situation.en.yml b/config/locales/forms/2025/lettings/household_situation.en.yml
index 549f28810..5102c4832 100644
--- a/config/locales/forms/2025/lettings/household_situation.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/forms/2025/lettings/household_situation.en.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ en:
               reason:
                 check_answer_label: "Reason for leaving last settled home"
                 check_answer_prompt: ""
-                hint_text: "You told us this letting is a renewal. We have removed some options because of this."
+                hint_text: "The tenant’s ‘last settled home’ is their last long-standing home. For tenants who were in temporary accommodation, sleeping rough or otherwise homeless, their last settled home is where they were living previously.<br><br>You told us this letting is a renewal. We have removed some options because of this."
                 question_text: "What is the tenant’s main reason for the household leaving their last settled home?"
               reasonother:
                 check_answer_label: ""
diff --git a/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/household_situation.en.yml b/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/household_situation.en.yml
index 133bcf6c3..57facd061 100644
--- a/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/household_situation.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/household_situation.en.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ en:
               reason:
                 check_answer_label: "Reason for leaving last settled home"
                 check_answer_prompt: ""
-                hint_text: "You told us this letting is a renewal. We have removed some options because of this."
+                hint_text: "The tenant’s ‘last settled home’ is their last long-standing home. For tenants who were in temporary accommodation, sleeping rough or otherwise homeless, their last settled home is where they were living immediately before that period.<br><br>You told us this letting is a renewal. We have removed some options because of this."
                 question_text: "What is the tenant’s main reason for the household leaving their last settled home?"
               reasonother:
                 check_answer_label: ""