Just had an email from YouTube saying that I'm no longer going to be a 'verified' channel! Going to appeal but it could be very bad if they don't reinstate it - I guess 1.5m subscribers and a very specific viewer and channel identity isn't good enough for them :( @YTCreators
Seems like you have to re-apply. They will base the applications on if you really need to identify it's really you, in your case DIY Perks sounds like a channel name anyone could dibs, so it would certainly be important to be verified. @TeamYouTube seems to find that important.