diff --git a/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb b/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
index 1778e5674..753ea5ba1 100644
--- a/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/form/_date_question.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 <%= f.govuk_date_field question.id.to_sym,
   caption: caption(caption_text, page_header, conditional),
   legend: legend(question, page_header, conditional),
-  hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe || "For example, 27 3 2021." },
+  hint: { text: question.hint_text&.html_safe || "For example, 1 9 2022." },
   width: 20,
   **stimulus_html_attributes(question) %>
diff --git a/config/forms/2021_2022.json b/config/forms/2021_2022.json
index 0cb6d499b..6878ecc0e 100644
--- a/config/forms/2021_2022.json
+++ b/config/forms/2021_2022.json
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@
                 "voiddate": {
                   "check_answer_label": "Void or renewal date",
                   "header": "What is the void or renewal date?",
-                  "hint_text": "For example, 27 3 2021.",
+                  "hint_text": "For example, 1 9 2022.",
                   "type": "date"
                 }
               },
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@
                 "mrcdate": {
                   "check_answer_label": "Completion date of repairs",
                   "header": "When were the repairs completed?",
-                  "hint_text": "For example, 27 3 2021.",
+                  "hint_text": "For example, 1 9 2022.",
                   "type": "date"
                 }
               },
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 123a616d9..e0724df0f 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ en:
     numeric:
       valid: "%{field} must be between %{min} and %{max}"
     date:
-      invalid_date: "Please enter a valid date"
+      invalid_date: "Enter a date in the correct format, for example 1 9 2022"
       outside_collection_window: "Date must be within the current collection windows"
     postcode: "Enter a postcode in the correct format, for example AA1 1AA"
     email: