CERTIFICATION


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kathryn S. Head, President and Principal Executive Officer of the First
Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.  The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR of the First Investors
Special Bond Fund, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005, fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; and

2.  The information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Registrant.

Dated: March 10, 2006

/S/ KATHRYN S. HEAD
Kathryn S. Head
President and Principal Executive Officer,
First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc.





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc. and will be
retained by First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc. and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.







CERTIFICATION


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joseph I. Benedek, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the
First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.  The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR of the First Investors
Special Bond Fund, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2005, fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; and

2.  The information contained in such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Registrant.

Dated: March 10, 2006

/S/ JOSEPH I. BENEDEK
Joseph I. Benedek
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer,
First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc.





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc. and will be
retained by First Investors Special Bond Fund, Inc. and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.