EX-99.906CERT

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

CERTIFICATION

R. Jay Gerken, President, and Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer of Western Asset Income Fund (the “Registrant”), each certify to the best of his knowledge that:

1.         The Registrant’s periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2012 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

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

President	Principal Financial Officer
Western Asset Income Fund	Western Asset Income Fund
/s/ R. Jay Gerken	/s/ Richard F. Sennett
R. Jay Gerken	Richard F. Sennett
Date: March 1, 2013	Date: March 1, 2013

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