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Class T Prospectus | Dreyfus Floating Rate Income Fund

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April 21, 2017

THE DREYFUS/LAUREL FUNDS, INC.

-DREYFUS FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND

(Class T shares)

Supplement to Prospectus

Dated March 31, 2017

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Dreyfus Floating Rate Income Fund

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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.

Fee Waiver or Reimbursement over Assets, Date of Termination

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Mar. 31, 2018