485BPOS

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 17, 2013

1933 Act Registration No. 002-85229

1940 Act Registration No. 811-03802

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933			[ X ]
Pre-Effective Amendment No.		[    ]
Post-Effective Amendment No.	96	[ X ]

and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940			[ X ]
Amendment No.	97	[ X ]

(Check appropriate box or boxes)

NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC

605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor

New York, New York 10158-0180

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (212) 476-8800

Robert Conti

Chief Executive Officer and President

Neuberger Berman Income Funds

c/o Neuberger Berman Management LLC

605 Third Avenue, 2nd Floor

New York, New York 10158-0180

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copies to:

Arthur C. Delibert, Esq.

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C.  20006-1600

___________________________________

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: Continuous

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):

X	immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)
	on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (b)
	60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
	on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
	75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)
	on _________________ pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485.

If appropriate, check the following box:

this post-effective amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

This amendment is being filed solely to submit in interactive data format exhibits containing risk/return summary information that is identical to the risk/return summary information contained in the Registrant’s prospectus for Institutional Class shares of Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Post-Effective Amendment No. 94 to the Registrant’s registration statement on December 28, 2012.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this registration statement under Rule 485(b) under the 1933 Act and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 96 to its Registration Statement on Form N-1A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City and State of New York on the 17th day of January, 2013.

NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME FUNDS
By:	/s/ Robert Conti
Name:	Robert Conti
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

              Pursuant to the requirements of the 1933 Act, Post-Effective Amendment No. 96 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Robert Conti	President, Chief Executive Officer and Trustee	January 17, 2013
Robert Conti
/s/ John M. McGovern	Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer	January 17, 2013
John M. McGovern
/s/ Joseph V. Amato	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Joseph V. Amato*
/s/ Faith Colish	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Faith Colish*
/s/ Martha C. Goss	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Martha C. Goss*
/s/ Michael M. Knetter	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Michael M. Knetter*
/s/ Howard A. Mileaf	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Howard A. Mileaf*

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ George W. Morriss	Trustee	January 17, 2013
George W. Morriss*
/s/ Jack L. Rivkin	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Jack L. Rivkin*
/s/ Tom D. Seip	Chairman of the Board and Trustee	January 17, 2013
Tom D. Seip*
/s/ Candace L. Straight	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Candace L. Straight*
/s/ Peter P. Trapp	Trustee	January 17, 2013
Peter P. Trapp*

*Signatures affixed by Lynn A. Schweinfurth on January 17, 2013 pursuant to a power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A, File Nos. 2-85229 and 811-3802, on May 15, 2009.

NEUBERGER BERMAN INCOME FUNDS

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
EX-101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

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Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund | Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund

Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund

GOAL

The Fund seeks high current income exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes that is consistent with low risk to principal;

total return is a secondary goal.

FEES AND EXPENSES

These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)	Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund Institutional Class
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)	none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses		Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund Institutional Class
Management fees		0.40%
Distribution (12b-1) fees		none
Other expenses	[1]	0.47%
Total annual operating expenses		0.87%

Expense Example

The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that you redeemed all of your shares at the end of those periods, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

Expense Example (USD $)	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund Institutional Class	89	278	482	1,073

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

To pursue its goals, as a fundamental policy, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of municipal issuers that provide interest income that is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes; however, the Fund may invest without limit in municipal securities the interest on which may be an item of tax preference for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax (“Tax Preference Item”). The Fund’s dividends are generally exempt from federal income tax, although a portion thereof may be a Tax Preference Item.

Municipal securities that provide interest income that is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes include securities issued by the State of New York, any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities, or by U.S. territories and possessions, such as Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and their political subdivisions and public corporations.

All of the debt securities in which the Fund invests normally are investment grade at the time of investment. The Fund considers debt securities to be investment grade if, at the time of investment, they are rated within the four highest categories by at least one independent credit rating agency or, if unrated, are determined by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. Ratings represent the rating agency’s opinion regarding the quality of the security and are not a guarantee of quality.

Although the Fund is non-diversified and thus able to invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer than can a diversified fund, it intends in practice to minimize its exposure to credit risk by allocating its assets across many municipal issuers and among the different types and maturities of municipal securities available. The Portfolio Managers monitor trends in the municipal securities market, as well as a range of economic, financial and political factors. The Portfolio Managers analyze individual issues and look for securities that appear under-priced compared to securities of similar structure and credit quality, and securities that appear likely to have their credit ratings raised. The Fund may sell securities if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the investment or the market changes.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities the interest income on which is subject to federal income tax and/or New York State and/or New York City personal income taxes.

Although it may invest in securities of any maturity, the Fund normally seeks to maintain an average weighted portfolio duration of between three and seven years.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a fundamental policy, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of municipal issuers that provide interest income that is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes; however, the Fund may invest without limit in municipal securities the interest on which may be a Tax Preference Item.  The Fund may not change this fundamental policy without shareholder approval. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets or market values will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

The Fund is not an appropriate investment for tax-advantaged retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plan accounts or individual retirement accounts, and may not be beneficial for investors in low tax brackets.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the municipal bond market and what happens to the finances of New York State and its municipalities and public entities. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s yield and share price will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates. In general, the value of investments with interest rate risk, such as fixed income securities, will move inversely to movements in interest rates. Generally, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed income security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. Thus, the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate risk will increase with any increase in the Fund’s overall duration. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Call Risk. When interest rates are low, issuers will often repay the obligation underlying a “callable security” early, in which case the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield and may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Municipal Securities Risk. The municipal securities market could be significantly affected by adverse political and legislative changes, as well as uncertainties in the municipal securities market related to taxation or the rights of security holders. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific asset may be adversely impacted by declines in revenue collection from the project or asset. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those related to education, health care, transportation, and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. Changes in the financial health of a municipality may make it difficult for it to make interest and principal payments when due. To the extent that the Fund invests in “private activity bonds,” a part of its dividends will be a Tax Preference Item. In addition, changes in market conditions and the financial condition of the issuers may adversely affect the yield and value of the Fund’s municipal securities investments.

New York State Specific Risk. Because the Fund invests primarily in municipal securities of New York, it is more vulnerable to unfavorable economic, political and regulatory developments in New York than are funds that invest in municipal securities of many states. The economic condition and finances of New York State, New York City and other municipalities of New York are closely related and they are continuing to experience financial difficulties due to the financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular bond market sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The instruments or industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events. Alternatively, the lack of exposure to one or more sectors may adversely affect performance.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund, and the economy at large. It is uncertain how long these conditions will continue. These market conditions have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all.  The financial condition of federal, state and local governments may be sensitive to market events, which may, in turn, adversely affect the marketability of notes and bonds they issue. Recent declines in real estate prices and general business activity are reducing tax revenues of many state and local governments and could affect the economic viability of projects that are the sole source of revenue to support various private activity bonds. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region.  The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

PERFORMANCE

Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year. Actual expenses may vary.

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Neuberger Berman New York Municipal Income Fund

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GOAL

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The Fund seeks high current income exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes that is consistent with low risk to principal;

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total return is a secondary goal.

Expense [Heading]

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FEES AND EXPENSES

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These tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Operating Expenses Caption [Text]

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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a % of the value of your investment)

Portfolio Turnover [Heading]

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Portfolio Turnover

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The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance.

Other Expenses, New Fund, Based on Estimates [Text]

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"Other expenses" are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year. Actual expenses may vary.

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Expense Example

Expense Example Narrative [Text Block]

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The expense example can help you compare costs among mutual funds. The example assumes that you invested $10,000 for the periods shown, that you redeemed all of your shares at the end of those periods, that the Fund earned a hypothetical 5% total return each year, and that the Fund’s expenses were those in the table. Actual performance and expenses may be higher or lower.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Strategy Narrative [Text Block]

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To pursue its goals, as a fundamental policy, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of municipal issuers that provide interest income that is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes; however, the Fund may invest without limit in municipal securities the interest on which may be an item of tax preference for purposes of the federal alternative minimum tax (“Tax Preference Item”). The Fund’s dividends are generally exempt from federal income tax, although a portion thereof may be a Tax Preference Item.

Municipal securities that provide interest income that is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes include securities issued by the State of New York, any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities, or by U.S. territories and possessions, such as Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, and their political subdivisions and public corporations.

All of the debt securities in which the Fund invests normally are investment grade at the time of investment. The Fund considers debt securities to be investment grade if, at the time of investment, they are rated within the four highest categories by at least one independent credit rating agency or, if unrated, are determined by the Portfolio Managers to be of comparable quality. Ratings represent the rating agency’s opinion regarding the quality of the security and are not a guarantee of quality.

Although the Fund is non-diversified and thus able to invest a greater percentage of its assets in a single issuer than can a diversified fund, it intends in practice to minimize its exposure to credit risk by allocating its assets across many municipal issuers and among the different types and maturities of municipal securities available. The Portfolio Managers monitor trends in the municipal securities market, as well as a range of economic, financial and political factors. The Portfolio Managers analyze individual issues and look for securities that appear under-priced compared to securities of similar structure and credit quality, and securities that appear likely to have their credit ratings raised. The Fund may sell securities if the Portfolio Managers find an opportunity they believe is more compelling or if the Portfolio Managers’ outlook on the investment or the market changes.

The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in securities the interest income on which is subject to federal income tax and/or New York State and/or New York City personal income taxes.

Although it may invest in securities of any maturity, the Fund normally seeks to maintain an average weighted portfolio duration of between three and seven years.

The Fund may change its goal without shareholder approval, although it does not currently intend to do so. As a fundamental policy, the Fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets in securities of municipal issuers that provide interest income that is exempt from federal income tax and New York State and New York City personal income taxes; however, the Fund may invest without limit in municipal securities the interest on which may be a Tax Preference Item.  The Fund may not change this fundamental policy without shareholder approval. This test is applied at the time the Fund invests; later percentage changes caused by a change in Fund assets or market values will not require the Fund to dispose of a holding.

The Fund is not an appropriate investment for tax-advantaged retirement accounts, such as 401(k) plan accounts or individual retirement accounts, and may not be beneficial for investors in low tax brackets.

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PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS

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Most of the Fund’s performance depends on what happens in the municipal bond market and what happens to the finances of New York State and its municipalities and public entities. The market’s behavior is unpredictable, particularly in the short term. There can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its goal.

The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

The following factors can significantly affect the Fund’s performance:

Market Volatility. Markets are volatile and values of individual securities and other instruments can decline significantly in response to adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, economic or other developments that may cause broad changes in market value.

Issuer-Specific Risk. The value of an individual security or particular type of security can be more volatile than the market as a whole and can perform differently from the value of the market as a whole.

In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund’s assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940.  Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund’s risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s yield and share price will fluctuate in response to changes in interest rates. In general, the value of investments with interest rate risk, such as fixed income securities, will move inversely to movements in interest rates. Generally, the longer the maturity or duration of a fixed income security, the greater the effect a change in interest rates could have on the security’s price. Thus, the Fund’s sensitivity to interest rate risk will increase with any increase in the Fund’s overall duration. Interest rates have been unusually low in recent years.

Call Risk. When interest rates are low, issuers will often repay the obligation underlying a “callable security” early, in which case the Fund may have to reinvest the proceeds in an investment offering a lower yield and may not benefit from any increase in value that might otherwise result from declining interest rates.

Credit Risk. A downgrade or default affecting any of the Fund’s securities could affect the Fund’s performance.

Municipal Securities Risk. The municipal securities market could be significantly affected by adverse political and legislative changes, as well as uncertainties in the municipal securities market related to taxation or the rights of security holders. Municipal securities backed by current or anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific asset may be adversely impacted by declines in revenue collection from the project or asset. Because many municipal securities are issued to finance similar projects, especially those related to education, health care, transportation, and utilities, conditions in those sectors can affect the overall municipal market. Changes in the financial health of a municipality may make it difficult for it to make interest and principal payments when due. To the extent that the Fund invests in “private activity bonds,” a part of its dividends will be a Tax Preference Item. In addition, changes in market conditions and the financial condition of the issuers may adversely affect the yield and value of the Fund’s municipal securities investments.

New York State Specific Risk. Because the Fund invests primarily in municipal securities of New York, it is more vulnerable to unfavorable economic, political and regulatory developments in New York than are funds that invest in municipal securities of many states. The economic condition and finances of New York State, New York City and other municipalities of New York are closely related and they are continuing to experience financial difficulties due to the financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years.

Sector Risk. To the extent the Fund invests more heavily in particular bond market sectors, its performance will be especially sensitive to developments that significantly affect those sectors. Individual sectors may move up and down more than the broader market. The instruments or industries that constitute a sector may all react in the same way to economic, political or regulatory events. Alternatively, the lack of exposure to one or more sectors may adversely affect performance.

Recent Market Conditions. The financial crisis in the U.S. and many foreign economies over the past several years, including the European sovereign debt and banking crises, has resulted, and may continue to result, in an unusually high degree of volatility in the financial markets, both domestic and foreign, and in the net asset values of many mutual funds, including to some extent the Fund, and the economy at large. It is uncertain how long these conditions will continue. These market conditions have resulted, and may continue to result, in fixed income instruments experiencing unusual liquidity issues, increased price volatility and, in some cases, credit downgrades and increased likelihood of default. These events have reduced the willingness and ability of some lenders to extend credit, and have made it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing on attractive terms, if at all.  The financial condition of federal, state and local governments may be sensitive to market events, which may, in turn, adversely affect the marketability of notes and bonds they issue. Recent declines in real estate prices and general business activity are reducing tax revenues of many state and local governments and could affect the economic viability of projects that are the sole source of revenue to support various private activity bonds. In addition, global economies and financial markets are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the possibilities that conditions in one country or region might adversely impact issuers in a different country or region.  The severity or duration of adverse economic conditions may also be affected by policy changes made by governments or quasi-governmental organizations. Because the situation is widespread and largely unprecedented, it may be unusually difficult to identify both risks and opportunities using past models of the interplay of market forces, or to predict the duration of these market conditions.

A decline in the Fund’s average net assets during the current fiscal year due to market volatility or other factors could cause the Fund’s expense ratios for the current fiscal year to be higher than the expense information presented in “Fees and Expenses.”

Risk Lose Money [Text]

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The value of your investment may fall, sometimes sharply, and you could lose money by investing in the Fund.

Risk Nondiversified Status [Text]

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In addition, the Fund is considered non-diversified. As such, the percentage of the Fund's assets invested in any single issuer is not limited by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Investing a higher percentage of its assets in any one issuer could increase the Fund's risk of loss and its share price volatility, because the value of its shares would be more susceptible to adverse events affecting that issuer.

Risk Not Insured Depository Institution [Text]

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The Fund is a mutual fund, not a bank deposit, and is not guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency.

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PERFORMANCE

Performance Narrative [Text Block]

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Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Performance One Year or Less [Text]

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Performance history will be available for the Fund after the Fund has been in operation for one calendar year.

Institutional Class

Risk/Return:

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Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

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none

Management fees

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0.40%

Distribution (12b-1) fees

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none

Other expenses

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0.47%

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Total annual operating expenses

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0.87%

Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year

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89

Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years

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278

Expense Example, with Redemption, 5 Years

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482

Expense Example, with Redemption, 10 Years

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1,073

[1] "Other expenses" are based on estimated expenses for the current fiscal year. Actual expenses may vary.

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Risk/Return:
Document Type	485BPOS
Document Period End Date	Dec. 28, 2012
Registrant Name	Neuberger Berman Income Funds
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Document Creation Date	Dec. 28, 2012
Document Effective Date	Dec. 29, 2012
Prospectus Date	Dec. 29, 2012