EXHIBIT - 99.906CERT


                           SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS

We, Peter E. Sundman,  Chairman and Chief Executive  Officer and Barbara Muinos,
Treasurer and Principal  Financial and  Accounting  Officer of Neuberger  Berman
Income Funds (the "Trust"),  certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 enacted
under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

     1.  The Trust's  periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October
         31, 2003 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
         of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.  Section  78m(a) or
         78o(d); 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 Trust.

Date:  December 31, 2003                  /s/ Peter E. Sundman
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                                           Peter E. Sundman
                                           Chairman and Chief Executive Officer


Date:  January 8, 2004                    /s/ Barbara Muinos
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                                           Barbara Muinos
                                           Treasurer and Principal Financial
                                           and Accounting 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 906,  has been  provided  to the Trust and will be  retained by the
Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission or its staff upon
request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  ss.  1350 and is not  being  filed as part of the  Form  N-CSR  with the
Commission.