diff --git a/app/models/form/lettings/questions/needs_type.rb b/app/models/form/lettings/questions/needs_type.rb
index 4a0aff67b..574f151e7 100644
--- a/app/models/form/lettings/questions/needs_type.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/lettings/questions/needs_type.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ class Form::Lettings::Questions::NeedsType < ::Form::Question
     @type = "radio"
     @answer_options = ANSWER_OPTIONS
     @question_number = QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR[form.start_date.year] || QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR[QUESTION_NUMBER_FROM_YEAR.keys.max] if form.start_date.present?
+    @top_guidance_partial = if form.start_year_2026_or_later?
+                              "needs_type"
+                            end
   end
 
   ANSWER_OPTIONS = {
diff --git a/app/views/form/guidance/_needs_type.html.erb b/app/views/form/guidance/_needs_type.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09d97b5db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/form/guidance/_needs_type.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<div class="govuk-body">
+  <%= govuk_details(summary_text: I18n.t("forms.#{@log.form.start_date.year}.lettings.guidance.needs_type.title")) do %>
+    <%= I18n.t("forms.#{@log.form.start_date.year}.lettings.guidance.needs_type.content").html_safe %>
+  <% end %>
+</div>
diff --git a/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/guidance.en.yml b/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/guidance.en.yml
index 716373016..9ee2013c4 100644
--- a/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/guidance.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/guidance.en.yml
@@ -67,3 +67,7 @@ en:
                 <li>Some properties may not be available yet e.g. new builds; you might need to enter them manually instead</li>
                 <li>For UPRN (Unique Property Reference Number), please enter the full value exactly</li>
               </ul>"
+
+          needs_type:
+            title: "What are the need types?"
+            content: "General needs housing includes both self-contained and shared housing without support or specific adaptations.<br><br>Supported housing is housing with special design facilities or features targeted at a specific client group requiring support, for example housing designed for older people, sheltered accommodation, extra care housing. It can include direct access hostels, group homes, and purpose-built self-contained housing. We do not require CORE logs for residential care or nursing homes."
diff --git a/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/setup.en.yml b/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/setup.en.yml
index 40e101dc0..a68a489d2 100644
--- a/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/setup.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/forms/2026/lettings/setup.en.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ en:
             question_text: "Which user are you creating this log for?"
 
           needstype:
-            page_header: ""
+            page_header: "Needs type"
             check_answer_label: "Needs type"
             check_answer_prompt: ""
-            hint_text: "General needs housing includes both self-contained and shared housing without support or specific adaptations. Supported housing can include direct access hostels, group homes, residential care and nursing homes."
+            hint_text: ""
             question_text: "What is the needs type?"
 
           scheme_id: