48.1(2)The Minister may seek the consent of a parent applying for assistance under section 47 and, if applicable, of his or her spouse or the person with whom the parent cohabits as a spouse, to collect, use and disclose their social insurance numbers, if the collection, use and disclosure is required to collect tax information from the Canada Revenue Agency about the parent’s income and the spouse’s or other person’s income for the purposes of establishing the parent’s eligibility for assistance under section 46.