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Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Document Type dei_DocumentType 485BPOS
Period End Date dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate Jan. 31, 2025
Registrant Name dei_EntityRegistrantName Federated Hermes Government Income Trust
CIK dei_EntityCentralIndexKey 0000357052
Amendment Flag dei_AmendmentFlag false
Document Creation Date dei_DocumentCreationDate Mar. 26, 2025
Document Effective Date dei_DocumentEffectiveDate Mar. 28, 2025
Prospectus Date rr_ProspectusDate Mar. 31, 2025
Entity Inv Company Type dei_EntityInvCompanyType N-1A
Federated Hermes Government Income Fund | IS  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol FICMX
Federated Hermes Government Income Fund | SS  
Risk Return Abstract rr_RiskReturnAbstract  
Trading Symbol dei_TradingSymbol FITSX