diff --git a/app/models/form/lettings/questions/reasonpref.rb b/app/models/form/lettings/questions/reasonpref.rb
index 43631a2fd..2493033bd 100644
--- a/app/models/form/lettings/questions/reasonpref.rb
+++ b/app/models/form/lettings/questions/reasonpref.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class Form::Lettings::Questions::Reasonpref < ::Form::Question
     @header = "Was the household given ‘reasonable preference’ by the local authority?"
     @type = "radio"
     @check_answers_card_number = 0
-    @hint_text = "Households may be given ‘reasonable preference’ for social housing, also known as ‘priority need’, by the local authority."
+    @hint_text = form.start_year_after_2024? ? "Households may be given ‘reasonable preference’ for social housing under one or more specific categories by the local authority. This is also known as ‘priority need’." : "Households may be given ‘reasonable preference’ for social housing, also known as ‘priority need’, by the local authority."
     @answer_options = ANSWER_OPTIONS
     @question_number = 82
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/reasonpref_spec.rb b/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/reasonpref_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b9bf8a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/form/lettings/questions/reasonpref_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Form::Lettings::Questions::Reasonpref, type: :model do
+  subject(:question) { described_class.new(nil, question_definition, page) }
+
+  let(:question_definition) { nil }
+  let(:page) { instance_double(Form::Page) }
+  let(:subsection) { instance_double(Form::Subsection) }
+  let(:form) { instance_double(Form) }
+
+  before do
+    allow(form).to receive(:start_year_after_2024?).and_return(false)
+    allow(page).to receive(:subsection).and_return(subsection)
+    allow(subsection).to receive(:form).and_return(form)
+  end
+
+  it "has correct page" do
+    expect(question.page).to eq(page)
+  end
+
+  it "has the correct type" do
+    expect(question.type).to eq("radio")
+  end
+
+  it "is not marked as derived" do
+    expect(question.derived?).to be false
+  end
+
+  it "has the correct answer_options" do
+    expect(question.answer_options).to eq({
+      "1" => { "value" => "Yes" },
+      "2" => { "value" => "No" },
+      "3" => { "value" => "Don’t know" },
+      "divider" => { "value" => true },
+    })
+  end
+
+  it "has the correct check_answer_label" do
+    expect(question.check_answer_label).to eq("Household given reasonable preference")
+  end
+
+  it "has the correct id" do
+    expect(question.id).to eq("reasonpref")
+  end
+
+  it "has the correct header" do
+    expect(question.header).to eq("Was the household given ‘reasonable preference’ by the local authority?")
+  end
+
+  it "has correct conditional for" do
+    expect(question.conditional_for).to be_nil
+  end
+
+  it "has the correct hidden_in_check_answers" do
+    expect(question.hidden_in_check_answers).to be_nil
+  end
+
+  it "has the correct check_answers_card_number" do
+    expect(question.check_answers_card_number).to eq(0)
+  end
+
+  context "with 2023/24 form" do
+    it "has the correct hint" do
+      expect(question.hint_text).to eq("Households may be given ‘reasonable preference’ for social housing, also known as ‘priority need’, by the local authority.")
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "with 2024/25 form" do
+    before do
+      allow(form).to receive(:start_year_after_2024?).and_return(true)
+    end
+
+    it "has the correct hint" do
+      expect(question.hint_text).to eq("Households may be given ‘reasonable preference’ for social housing under one or more specific categories by the local authority. This is also known as ‘priority need’.")
+    end
+  end
+end