Apr. 21, 2017
Class T Prospectus \| Dreyfus Floating Rate Income Fund
Dreyfus Floating Rate Income Fund
April 21, 2017 THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC. - DREYFUS FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND (Class T shares) Supplement to Prospectus Dated March 31, 2017
The following information supersedes the information contained in "Fund Summary – Fees and Expenses" in the fund's prospectus: The fund's investment adviser, The Dreyfus Corporation, has contractually agreed, until March 31, 2018, to waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the fund so that the annual fund operating expenses for Class T shares (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) do not exceed .75%. On or after March 31, 2018, The Dreyfus Corporation may terminate this expense limitation at any time.

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shared of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $[_____] in [name of fund family] funds. Include the narrative explanations in the order indicated. A Fund may modify the narrative explanations if the explanation contains comparable information to that shown. The narrative explanation regarding sales charge discounts is only required by a Fund that offers such discounts and should specify the minimum level of investment required to qualify for a discount. Modify the narrative explanation to state that Fund shares are sold on a national securities exchange at the end of the time periods indicated, and that brokerage commissions for buying and selling Fund shares through a broker are not reflected.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
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