diff --git a/spec/factories/policies/further_education_payments/eligibilities.rb b/spec/factories/policies/further_education_payments/eligibilities.rb
index 189a0184e3..8ccd7c472b 100644
--- a/spec/factories/policies/further_education_payments/eligibilities.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/policies/further_education_payments/eligibilities.rb
@@ -6,13 +6,19 @@
     trait :eligible do
       eligible_school
       contract_type { "permanent" }
+      verified
+    end
+
+    trait :not_verified do
+      eligible_school
+      contract_type { "permanent" }
     end
 
     trait :eligible_school do
       association :school, factory: :fe_eligible_school
     end
 
-    trait :eligible_duplicate do
+    trait :duplicate do
       flagged_as_duplicate { true }
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/admin_claims_filtering_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/admin_claims_filtering_spec.rb
index 1efc8f778b..b69cbf0aef 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/admin_claims_filtering_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/admin_claims_filtering_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
   let(:approved_awaiting_qa_claims) { create_list(:claim, 2, :approved, :flagged_for_qa, policy: Policies::LevellingUpPremiumPayments) }
   let(:auto_approved_awaiting_payroll_claims) { create_list(:claim, 2, :auto_approved, policy: Policies::LevellingUpPremiumPayments) }
   let(:approved_claim) { create(:claim, :approved, policy: Policies::LevellingUpPremiumPayments, assigned_to: mette, decision_creator: mary) }
-  let(:further_education_claims_awaiting_provider_verification) { create_list(:claim, 2, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :eligible, assigned_to: valentino) }
+  let(:further_education_claims_awaiting_provider_verification) { create_list(:claim, 2, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :not_verified, assigned_to: valentino) }
   let(:rejected_claim) { create(:claim, :rejected, policy: Policies::LevellingUpPremiumPayments, assigned_to: valentino) }
 
   let!(:claims) do
diff --git a/spec/features/admin/admin_view_claim_further_education_payments_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/admin_view_claim_further_education_payments_spec.rb
index 02c1b025fe..ebdd989e7b 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/admin_view_claim_further_education_payments_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/admin_view_claim_further_education_payments_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       :claim,
       :submitted,
       policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments,
-      eligibility_trait: :eligible
+      eligibility_trait: :not_verified
     )
   }
   let!(:claim_with_trn) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       :claim,
       :submitted,
       policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments,
-      eligibility_trait: :eligible_duplicate
+      eligibility_trait: :duplicate
     )
   }
   let!(:claim_with_duplicates_provider_email_sent) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       :claim,
       :submitted,
       policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments,
-      eligibility_trait: :eligible_duplicate
+      eligibility_trait: :duplicate
     )
   }
   let!(:verified_claim) {
diff --git a/spec/jobs/further_education_payments/provider_verification_chase_email_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/further_education_payments/provider_verification_chase_email_spec.rb
index 1e6d580952..6dd8d09d65 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/further_education_payments/provider_verification_chase_email_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/further_education_payments/provider_verification_chase_email_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments,
         eligibility: build(
           :further_education_payments_eligibility,
-          :eligible
+          :not_verified
         ))
     }
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments,
         eligibility: build(
           :further_education_payments_eligibility,
-          :eligible,
+          :not_verified,
           provider_verification_email_last_sent_at: DateTime.new(2024, 10, 1, 7, 0, 0)
         ))
     }
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments,
         eligibility: build(
           :further_education_payments_eligibility,
-          :eligible,
+          :not_verified,
           provider_verification_email_last_sent_at: DateTime.new(2024, 10, 15, 7, 0, 0)
         ))
     }
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
         eligibility: build(
           :further_education_payments_eligibility,
           :eligible,
-          :verified,
           provider_verification_email_last_sent_at: DateTime.new(2024, 10, 1, 7, 0, 0)
         ))
     }
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
         eligibility: build(
           :further_education_payments_eligibility,
           :eligible,
-          :verified,
           provider_verification_email_last_sent_at: DateTime.new(2024, 9, 1, 8, 0, 0),
           provider_verification_chase_email_last_sent_at: DateTime.new(2024, 9, 22, 8, 0, 0)
         ))
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@
         policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments,
         eligibility: build(
           :further_education_payments_eligibility,
-          :eligible,
+          :not_verified,
           provider_verification_email_last_sent_at: DateTime.new(2024, 10, 1, 7, 0, 0)
         ))
     }
diff --git a/spec/models/claim_spec.rb b/spec/models/claim_spec.rb
index bc2bee8ebe..235ccdff5e 100644
--- a/spec/models/claim_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/claim_spec.rb
@@ -909,10 +909,10 @@
   describe ".awaiting_further_education_provider_verification" do
     subject { described_class.awaiting_further_education_provider_verification }
 
-    let!(:claim_not_verified_provider_email_automatically_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :eligible) }
-    let!(:claim_not_verified_provider_email_not_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :eligible_duplicate) }
-    let!(:claim_not_verified_has_duplicates_provider_email_not_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :eligible_duplicate) }
-    let!(:claim_not_verified_has_duplicates_provider_email_manually_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :eligible_duplicate) }
+    let!(:claim_not_verified_provider_email_automatically_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :not_verified) }
+    let!(:claim_not_verified_provider_email_not_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :duplicate) }
+    let!(:claim_not_verified_has_duplicates_provider_email_not_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :duplicate) }
+    let!(:claim_not_verified_has_duplicates_provider_email_manually_sent) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :duplicate) }
     let!(:claim_with_fe_provider_verification) { create(:claim, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :verified) }
     let!(:non_fe_claim) { create(:claim, policy: Policies::StudentLoans) }
 
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@
       create(:note, claim: claim_not_verified_provider_email_not_sent, label: "student_loan_plan")
     end
 
-    it "returns claims that have not been verified by the provider, and have no matching_details task or have a passed matching_details task" do
+    it "returns claims that have not been verified by the provider, and have had a provider email sent" do
       is_expected.to match_array([claim_not_verified_provider_email_automatically_sent, claim_not_verified_has_duplicates_provider_email_manually_sent])
     end
   end
@@ -1344,13 +1344,13 @@
 
     context "when the eligiblity is not verified" do
       context "when there are no duplicates" do
-        let(:claim) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :eligible) }
+        let(:claim) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :not_verified) }
 
         it { is_expected.to be true }
       end
 
       context "when there are duplicates" do
-        let(:claim) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :eligible_duplicate) }
+        let(:claim) { create(:claim, :submitted, policy: Policies::FurtherEducationPayments, eligibility_trait: :duplicate) }
 
         context "the provider email has not been sent" do
           it { is_expected.to be false }
diff --git a/spec/support/admin_view_claim_feature_shared_examples.rb b/spec/support/admin_view_claim_feature_shared_examples.rb
index e467eb801a..7fa8597d41 100644
--- a/spec/support/admin_view_claim_feature_shared_examples.rb
+++ b/spec/support/admin_view_claim_feature_shared_examples.rb
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@
   }
 
   let!(:approved_awaiting_payroll_claim) {
-    eligibility = if policy == Policies::FurtherEducationPayments
-      create(:"#{policy.to_s.underscore}_eligibility", :verified)
-    else
-      create(:"#{policy.to_s.underscore}_eligibility", :eligible)
-    end
+    eligibility = create(:"#{policy.to_s.underscore}_eligibility", :eligible)
     create(
       :claim,
       :payrollable,