NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: ACG) (the "Fund") today released its monthly portfolio update as of December 31, 2008.


                        AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc.

          Top 10 Fixed-Income Holdings

                                                            Portfolio %
        1) U.S. Treasury Bonds 11.25%, 2/15/15                    9.26%
        2) U.S. Treasury Strips Zero Coupon, 5/15/17              7.54%
        3) U.S. Treasury Strips Zero Coupon, 11/15/21             6.72%
        4) Federal National Mortgage Association Series           6.18%
           2008 5.50%, 1/01/37 - 10/01/38
        5) Federal National Mortgage Association Series           6.04%
           2008 4.50%, 3/01/38 - 4/01/38
        6) U.S. Treasury Notes 4.00%, 6/15/09 - 3/15/10           5.41%
        7) U.S. Treasury Notes 4.875%, 5/15/09 -                  5.27%
           8/15/16
        8) U.S. Treasury Bonds 6.625%, 2/15/27                    3.99%
        9) Resolution Funding Corp. Series 1990 Zero              3.47%
           Coupon, 10/15/20
       10) Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Series 2006           2.53%
           6.00%, 9/01/36



         Security Type Breakdown
                                                          Portfolio %
         Governments - Treasuries:
            Treasuries                                         44.12%
            Non Corporate Sectors:
              Sovereign                                         0.29%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.29%
         SUBTOTAL                                              44.41%
         Mortgage Pass-Thru's:
            Agency Fixed Rate 30-Year                          17.07%
            Agency ARMS                                         5.84%
         SUBTOTAL                                              22.91%
         Agencies:
            Agency Debentures                                   9.08%
            Non Corporate Sectors:
              Agencies - Government Guaranteed                  0.33%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.33%
         SUBTOTAL                                               9.41%
         Corporates - Investment Grades:
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           1.93%
              Finance                                           0.53%
              Insurance                                         0.13%
              Basic                                             0.10%
              Other Finance                                     0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.70%
            Industrial:
              Basic                                             1.09%
              Energy                                            0.63%
              Capital Goods                                     0.36%
              Transportation - Airlines                         0.17%
              Communications - Telecommunications               0.16%
              Other Industrial                                  0.14%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.03%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         0.03%
              Technology                                        0.02%
              Communications - Media                            0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.64%
            Utility:
              Natural Gas                                       0.18%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.18%
         SUBTOTAL                                               5.52%
         Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities:
            Non-Agency Fixed Rate CMBS                          4.07%
         SUBTOTAL                                               4.07%
         Corporates - Non-Investment Grades:
            Industrial:
              Communications - Telecommunications               0.62%
              Basic                                             0.45%
              Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    0.37%
              Capital Goods                                     0.27%
              Communications - Media                            0.26%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     0.14%
              Other Industrial                                  0.12%
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.10%
              Services                                          0.07%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         0.03%
              Technology                                        0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            2.44%
            Financial Institutions:
              Insurance                                         0.12%
              Finance                                           0.12%
              Banking                                           0.05%
              Brokerage                                         0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.30%
         SUBTOTAL                                               2.74%
         Inflation-Linked Securities                            2.69%
         Bank Loans:
            Industrial:
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.35%
              Basic                                             0.34%
              Communications - Telecommunications               0.26%
              Communications - Media                            0.25%
              Technology                                        0.13%
              Consumer Cyclical - Other                         0.12%
              Energy                                            0.09%
              Capital Goods                                     0.06%
              Consumer Cyclical - Automotive                    0.05%
              Consumer Cyclical - Retailers                     0.05%
              Services                                          0.04%
            SUBTOTAL                                            1.74%
            Utility:
              Electric                                          0.21%
              Other Utility                                     0.02%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.23%
            Financial Institutions:
              Finance                                           0.10%
              Other Finance                                     0.02%
              REITS                                             0.02%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.14%
            Non-Investment Grade Loans                          0.04%
         SUBTOTAL                                               2.15%
         Quasi-Sovereigns:
            Quasi-Sovereign Bonds                               1.37%
            Industrial:
              Energy                                            0.34%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.34%
         SUBTOTAL                                               1.71%
         Emerging Markets - Treasuries:
            Non Corporate Sectors:
              Sovereign                                         0.88%
              Treasuries                                        0.58%
            SUBTOTAL                                            1.46%
         SUBTOTAL                                               1.46%
         Emerging Markets - Sovereigns:
            Non Corporate Sectors:
              Sovereign                                         1.16%
            SUBTOTAL                                            1.16%
         Governments - Sovereign Bonds                          0.48%
         CMOs:
            Non-Agency ARMS                                     0.16%
            Agency Fixed Rate                                   0.01%
         SUBTOTAL                                               0.17%
         Emerging Markets - Corporate Bonds:
            Utility:
              Electric                                          0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.01%
            Financial Institutions:
              Banking                                           0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.01%
            Industrial:
              Consumer Non-Cyclical                             0.01%
            SUBTOTAL                                            0.01%
         SUBTOTAL                                               0.03%
         Preferred Stocks:
            Financial Institutions                              0.02%
         SUBTOTAL                                               0.02%
         Local Governments - Regional Bonds                     0.01%
         Short-Term Investments:
            Investment Companies                                1.06%
         Total                                                100.00%



                Country Breakdown

                                                          Portfolio %
                United States                                  88.59%
                Russia                                          2.85%
                Brazil                                          2.39%
                Turkey                                          1.41%
                Indonesia                                       0.85%
                Mexico                                          0.61%
                Colombia                                        0.51%
                Peru                                            0.50%
                Kazakhstan                                      0.42%
                United Kingdom                                  0.34%
                Hong Kong                                       0.27%
                Venezuela                                       0.19%
                Australia                                       0.17%
                Jamaica                                         0.17%
                India                                           0.16%
                Canada                                          0.12%
                Bermuda                                         0.11%
                Panama                                          0.09%
                Switzerland                                     0.08%
                Argentina                                       0.07%
                Austria                                         0.05%
                Dominican Republic                              0.03%
                El Salvador                                     0.01%
                South Africa                                    0.01%
                Total                                         100.00%



                 Credit Quality Breakdown

                                                          Portfolio %
                    AAA                                        80.69%
                    AA                                          1.03%
                    A                                           4.26%
                    BBB                                         4.43%
                    BB                                          6.11%
                    B                                           1.26%
                    CCC                                         0.83%
                    CC                                          0.28%
                    C                                           0.05%
                    A-1+                                        1.06%
                    Total Investments                         100.00%


          Portfolio Statistics
           Percentage of Leverage:
                  Bank Loans:             14.19%
                  Investment Operations:  21.29%
                  Preferred Stock:            0%
           Total:                         35.48%*

           Avg. Maturity:                  6.70 Years

           Duration:
                  Corporate                6.41 yrs
                  Non Dollar Government    3.97 yrs
                  Emerging Market          5.80 yrs
                  US Treasury              4.00 yrs
                  High Yield               2.22 yrs
           Total Portfolio:                2.97 Years

           Total Net Assets:           $1,817.2 Million
           Net Asset Value:               $7.50
           Number of Holdings:              333

    * The total percentage of leverage constitutes 14.19% in bank loans
      and 21.29% in investment operations, which may include the use of
      certain portfolio management techniques such as credit default swaps,
      dollar rolls, negative cash, reverse repurchase agreements and
      when-issued securities.

The foregoing portfolio characteristics are as of the date indicated and can be expected to change. The Fund is a closed-end U.S.-registered management investment company advised by AllianceBernstein L.P.

SOURCE AllianceBernstein Income Fund, Inc.