EX-99(j)


               Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


We consent to the references to our firm under the captions "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Financial Statements" in the Statement of
Additional Information and to the incorporation by reference in this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 53 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A) (No.
2-75526) of Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds of our report dated
February 4, 2002, included in the 2001 Annual Report to shareholders.



/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 26, 2002









                         Report of Independent Auditors



To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
Delaware Group Limited-Term Government Funds - Delaware Limited-Term
Government Fund

We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets of Delaware
Limited-Term Government Fund (the "Fund") as of December 31, 2001, and the
related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of
changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and
the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended.
These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of
the Fund's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and
financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements and financial highlights. Our procedures included
confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2001, by correspondence with
the custodian and brokers. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to
above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Delaware Limited-Term Government Fund at December 31, 2001, the results of its
operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of
the two years in the period then ended, and its financial highlights for each of
the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 4, 2002