Fidelity Government Income Fund (FGOVX) N-CSR Certified annual shareholder report (management investment company)

Exhibit EX-99.906CERT

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code)

In connection with the attached Report of Fidelity Income Fund (on behalf of the following series: Fidelity Government Income Fund and Fidelity Intermediate Government Income Fund (the "Funds")), on Form N-CSR to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Report"), each of the undersigned officers of the Funds does hereby certify that, to the best of such officer's knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Funds as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report.

Dated: October 26, 2011

/s/John R. Hebble

John R. Hebble

President and Treasurer

Dated: October 26, 2011

/s/Christine Reynolds

Christine Reynolds

Chief Financial Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Funds and will be retained by the Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.