diff --git a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
index c9088d30c..fa05c3896 100644
--- a/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
+++ b/app/models/validations/financial_validations.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ module Validations::FinancialValidations
   # Validations methods need to be called 'validate_<page_name>' to run on model save
   # or 'validate_' to run on submit as well
   def validate_outstanding_rent_amount(record)
-    if record.hbrentshortfall == "Yes" && record.tshortfall.blank?
-      record.errors.add :tshortfall, I18n.t("validations.financial.tshortfall.outstanding_amount_required")
-    end
     if record.hbrentshortfall == "No" && record.tshortfall.present?
       record.errors.add :tshortfall, I18n.t("validations.financial.tshortfall.outstanding_amount_not_required")
     end
@@ -35,21 +32,14 @@ module Validations::FinancialValidations
     end
   end
 
-  def validate_hbrentshortfall(record)
-    is_present = record.hbrentshortfall.present?
+  def validate_tshortfall(record)
     is_yes = record.hbrentshortfall == "Yes"
     hb_donotknow = record.hb == "Don't know"
     hb_none = record.hb == "None"
     hb_uc_no_hb = record.hb == "Universal Credit (without housing element)"
-    hb_no_uc = record.hb == "Housing benefit"
-    hb_uc_no_he_hb = record.hb == "Universal Credit with housing element (excluding housing benefit)"
-    hb_and_uc = record.hb == "Housing benefit and Universal Credit (without housing element)"
-
-    conditions = [
-      { condition: is_yes && (hb_donotknow || hb_none || hb_uc_no_hb), error: I18n.t("validations.financial.hbrentshortfall.outstanding_no_benefits") },
-      { condition: (hb_no_uc || hb_uc_no_he_hb || hb_and_uc) && !is_present, error: I18n.t("validations.financial.hbrentshortfall.amount_required") },
-    ]
 
-    conditions.each { |condition| condition[:condition] ? (record.errors.add :hbrentshortfall, condition[:error]) : nil }
+    if is_yes && (hb_donotknow || hb_none || hb_uc_no_hb)
+      record.errors.add :tshortfall, I18n.t("validations.financial.hbrentshortfall.outstanding_no_benefits")
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/config/forms/2021_2022.json b/config/forms/2021_2022.json
index 81518761d..558720cfd 100644
--- a/config/forms/2021_2022.json
+++ b/config/forms/2021_2022.json
@@ -2680,7 +2680,9 @@
                   "type": "numeric",
                   "min": 0,
                   "step": 1,
-                  "width": 5
+                  "width": 5,
+                  "prefix": "£",
+                  "suffix": "every month"
                 }
               },
               "depends_on": [{"has_benefits": "Yes",
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 6047440be..d0c20ef64 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -58,11 +58,9 @@ en:
 
     financial:
       tshortfall:
-        outstanding_amount_required: "You must answer the outstanding amount question if you have outstanding rent or charges."
         outstanding_amount_not_required: "You must not answer the outstanding amount question if you don't have outstanding rent or charges."
       hbrentshortfall:
         outstanding_no_benefits: "Outstanding amount for basic rent and/or benefit eligible charges can not be 'Yes' if tenant is not in receipt of housing benefit or universal benefit or if benefit is unknown"
-        amount_required: "Must be completed if Universal credit and/or Housing Benefit received"
       benefits:
         part_or_full_time: "income is from Universal Credit, state pensions or benefits cannot be All if the tenant or the partner works part or full time"
       earnings:
diff --git a/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb b/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb
index e09c209e8..e23c28d33 100644
--- a/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/case_log_spec.rb
@@ -355,15 +355,6 @@ RSpec.describe Form, type: :model do
     end
 
     context "outstanding rent or charges validation" do
-      it "must be anwered if answered yes to outstanding rent or charges" do
-        expect {
-          CaseLog.create!(hbrentshortfall: "Yes",
-                          tshortfall: nil,
-                          owning_organisation: owning_organisation,
-                          managing_organisation: managing_organisation)
-        }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid)
-      end
-
       it "must be not be anwered if answered no to outstanding rent or charges" do
         expect {
           CaseLog.create!(hbrentshortfall: "No",