diff --git a/app/services/exports/lettings_log_export_constants.rb b/app/services/exports/lettings_log_export_constants.rb
index ddef610d5..b954a5afd 100644
--- a/app/services/exports/lettings_log_export_constants.rb
+++ b/app/services/exports/lettings_log_export_constants.rb
@@ -231,5 +231,7 @@ module Exports::LettingsLogExportConstants
 
   (1..8).each do |index|
     YEAR_2026_EXPORT_FIELDS << "sexrab#{index}"
+    YEAR_2026_EXPORT_FIELDS << "gender_same_as_sex#{index}"
+    YEAR_2026_EXPORT_FIELDS << "gender_description#{index}"
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/exports/general_needs_log_26_27.xml b/spec/fixtures/exports/general_needs_log_26_27.xml
index 71b334a4b..745497f0c 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/exports/general_needs_log_26_27.xml
+++ b/spec/fixtures/exports/general_needs_log_26_27.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <age1>35</age1>
     <sexrab1>F</sexrab1>
     <sex1>F</sex1>
+    <gender_same_as_sex1>1</gender_same_as_sex1>
+    <gender_description1/>
     <ethnic>2</ethnic>
     <prevten>6</prevten>
     <ecstat1>0</ecstat1>
@@ -13,30 +15,44 @@
     <age2>32</age2>
     <sexrab2>M</sexrab2>
     <sex2>M</sex2>
+    <gender_same_as_sex2>2</gender_same_as_sex2>
+    <gender_description2>Non-binary</gender_description2>
     <ecstat2>6</ecstat2>
     <age3/>
     <sexrab3/>
     <sex3/>
+    <gender_same_as_sex3/>
+    <gender_description3/>
     <ecstat3/>
     <age4/>
     <sexrab4/>
     <sex4/>
+    <gender_same_as_sex4/>
+    <gender_description4/>
     <ecstat4/>
     <age5/>
     <sexrab5/>
     <sex5/>
+    <gender_same_as_sex5/>
+    <gender_description5/>
     <ecstat5/>
     <age6/>
     <sexrab6/>
     <sex6/>
+    <gender_same_as_sex6/>
+    <gender_description6/>
     <ecstat6/>
     <age7/>
     <sexrab7/>
     <sex7/>
+    <gender_same_as_sex7/>
+    <gender_description7/>
     <ecstat7/>
     <age8/>
     <sexrab8/>
     <sex8/>
+    <gender_same_as_sex8/>
+    <gender_description8/>
     <ecstat8/>
     <homeless>1</homeless>
     <underoccupation_benefitcap>4</underoccupation_benefitcap>
diff --git a/spec/services/exports/lettings_log_export_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/exports/lettings_log_export_service_spec.rb
index 5e1dff30c..38cb2e130 100644
--- a/spec/services/exports/lettings_log_export_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/exports/lettings_log_export_service_spec.rb
@@ -497,7 +497,41 @@ RSpec.describe Exports::LettingsLogExportService do
       end
 
       context "and one lettings log is available for export" do
-        let!(:lettings_log) { FactoryBot.create(:lettings_log, :completed, startdate: Time.zone.local(2026, 4, 3), assigned_to: user, age1: 35, sexrab1: "F", sex1: "F", age2: 32, sexrab2: "M", sex2: "M", ppostcode_full: "A1 1AA", nationality_all_group: 13, propcode: "123", postcode_full: "SE2 6RT", tenancycode: "BZ737", voiddate: Time.zone.local(2021, 11, 3), mrcdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 5, 10, 36, 49), tenancylength: 5, underoccupation_benefitcap: 4, creation_method: 2, bulk_upload_id: 1, address_line1_as_entered: "address line 1 as entered", address_line2_as_entered: "address line 2 as entered", town_or_city_as_entered: "town or city as entered", county_as_entered: "county as entered", postcode_full_as_entered: "AB1 2CD", la_as_entered: "la as entered", manual_address_entry_selected: false, uprn: "1", uprn_known: 1) }
+        let!(:lettings_log) do
+          FactoryBot.create(
+            :lettings_log,
+            :completed,
+            startdate: Time.zone.local(2026, 4, 3),
+            assigned_to: user,
+            age1: 35,
+            sexrab1: "F",
+            sex1: "F",
+            age2: 32,
+            sexrab2: "M",
+            sex2: "M",
+            ppostcode_full: "A1 1AA",
+            nationality_all_group: 13,
+            propcode: "123",
+            postcode_full: "SE2 6RT",
+            tenancycode: "BZ737",
+            voiddate: Time.zone.local(2021, 11, 3),
+            mrcdate: Time.zone.local(2022, 5, 5, 10, 36, 49),
+            tenancylength: 5,
+            underoccupation_benefitcap: 4,
+            creation_method: 2,
+            bulk_upload_id: 1,
+            address_line1_as_entered: "address line 1 as entered",
+            address_line2_as_entered: "address line 2 as entered",
+            town_or_city_as_entered: "town or city as entered",
+            county_as_entered: "county as entered",
+            postcode_full_as_entered: "AB1 2CD",
+            la_as_entered: "la as entered",
+            manual_address_entry_selected: false,
+            uprn: "1",
+            uprn_known: 1,
+            gender_description2: "Non-binary",
+          )
+        end
         let(:expected_zip_filename) { "core_2026_2027_apr_mar_f0001_inc0001.zip" }
         let(:expected_data_filename) { "core_2026_2027_apr_mar_f0001_inc0001_pt001.xml" }
         let(:xml_export_file) { File.open("spec/fixtures/exports/general_needs_log_26_27.xml", "r:UTF-8") }
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 3a4a7daed..73a1c06af 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -141,7 +141,9 @@ RSpec::Matchers.define :have_same_xml_contents_as do |expected|
   end
 
   failure_message do |actual|
-    "expected that unordered #{fix_xml_content_order(actual)} would be equal to unordered #{fix_xml_content_order(expected)}"
+    actual_unique_lines = fix_xml_content_order(actual).split("\n") - fix_xml_content_order(expected).split("\n")
+    expected_unique_lines = fix_xml_content_order(expected).split("\n") - fix_xml_content_order(actual).split("\n")
+    "expected that unordered #{fix_xml_content_order(actual)} would be equal to unordered #{fix_xml_content_order(expected)}. Unique lines in actual: #{actual_unique_lines.join("\n")}. Unique lines in expected: #{expected_unique_lines.join("\n")}"
   end
 
   failure_message_when_negated do |actual|