Does iOS 5 support streaming from iTunes Match?

Hi everyone,
I'm considering signing up for iTunes Match,  I just have a question about the way it works in iOS 5.
I have a 16GB iPhone with iOS 5, and the reason I'm wanting a cloud service is because I can't fit my music library on the iPhone itself, so I'd like to be able to stream it.
My question is, does iTunes Match allow me to stream music on the iPhone using iOS 5, or is streaming only a feature for iOS 6 devices? It would rather defeat the point of getting iTunes Match if I have to download each song before listening, as obviously that's no better than just syncing with iTunes.
Thanks in advance.

In iOS 5 all music is downloaded to permanent storage when you listen to it. It is similar in iOS 6 except the "streamed" songs are not store in permanent memory on the iOS device.

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