diff --git a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
index 406476050..08b2fde60 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/soft_validations.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ private
     economic_status == 5
   end
 
+  def tenant_prefers_not_to_say?(economic_status)
+    economic_status == 10
+  end
+
   def retired_under_soft_min_age?(person_num)
     age = public_send("age#{person_num}")
     economic_status = public_send("ecstat#{person_num}")
@@ -68,9 +72,10 @@ private
     age = public_send("age#{person_num}")
     economic_status = public_send("ecstat#{person_num}")
     gender = public_send("sex#{person_num}")
+    tenant_retired_or_prefers_not_say = tenant_is_retired?(economic_status) || tenant_prefers_not_to_say?(economic_status)
     return unless age && economic_status && gender
 
-    %w[M X].include?(gender) && !tenant_is_retired?(economic_status) && age > 67 ||
-      gender == "F" && !tenant_is_retired?(economic_status) && age > 60
+    %w[M X].include?(gender) && !tenant_retired_or_prefers_not_say && age > 67 ||
+      gender == "F" && !tenant_retired_or_prefers_not_say && age > 60
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
index 617c45bb0..34493137f 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/household_validations_spec.rb
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
         record.sex2 = "M"
         record.ecstat2 = 5
         household_validator.validate_household_number_of_other_members(record)
-        household_validator.validate_household_number_of_other_members(record)
         expect(record.errors["ecstat2"]).to be_empty
         expect(record.errors["sex2"]).to be_empty
         expect(record.errors["age2"]).to be_empty
@@ -466,7 +465,6 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::HouseholdValidations do
         record.sex2 = "F"
         record.ecstat2 = 5
         household_validator.validate_household_number_of_other_members(record)
-        household_validator.validate_household_number_of_other_members(record)
         expect(record.errors["ecstat2"]).to be_empty
         expect(record.errors["sex2"]).to be_empty
         expect(record.errors["age2"]).to be_empty
diff --git a/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb b/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
index 461cfe561..ca83968f4 100644
--- a/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/validations/soft_validations_spec.rb
@@ -70,4 +70,98 @@ RSpec.describe Validations::SoftValidations do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "retirement soft validations" do
+    context "when the tenant is retired but under the expected retirement age" do
+      context "when the tenant is female" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 43, sex1: "F", ecstat1: 5)
+          expect(record.person_1_retired_under_soft_min_age?).to be true
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is male" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 43, sex1: "M", ecstat1: 5)
+          expect(record.person_1_retired_under_soft_min_age?).to be true
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is non-binary" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 43, sex1: "X", ecstat1: 5)
+          expect(record.person_1_retired_under_soft_min_age?).to be true
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the tenant is not retired but over the expected retirement age" do
+      context "when the tenant is female" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 85, sex1: "F", ecstat1: 3)
+          expect(record.person_1_not_retired_over_soft_max_age?).to be true
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is male" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 85, sex1: "M", ecstat1: 3)
+          expect(record.person_1_not_retired_over_soft_max_age?).to be true
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is non-binary" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 85, sex1: "X", ecstat1: 3)
+          expect(record.person_1_not_retired_over_soft_max_age?).to be true
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the tenant prefers not to say what their economic status is but is under the expected retirement age" do
+      context "when the tenant is female" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 43, sex1: "F", ecstat1: 10)
+          expect(record.person_1_retired_under_soft_min_age?).to be false
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is male" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 43, sex1: "M", ecstat1: 10)
+          expect(record.person_1_retired_under_soft_min_age?).to be false
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is non-binary" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 43, sex1: "X", ecstat1: 10)
+          expect(record.person_1_retired_under_soft_min_age?).to be false
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when the tenant prefers not to say what their economic status is but is over the expected retirement age" do
+      context "when the tenant is female" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 85, sex1: "F", ecstat1: 10)
+          expect(record.person_1_not_retired_over_soft_max_age?).to be false
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is male" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 85, sex1: "M", ecstat1: 10)
+          expect(record.person_1_not_retired_over_soft_max_age?).to be false
+        end
+      end
+
+      context "when the tenant is non-binary" do
+        it "shows the interruption screen" do
+          record.update!(age1: 85, sex1: "X", ecstat1: 10)
+          expect(record.person_1_not_retired_over_soft_max_age?).to be false
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end