Definitive Materials Filed by Investment Companies. (497)

Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young, LLP
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-7018
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November 4, 2013

VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION

Filing Desk
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Attention: James O'Connor

	RE:		Delaware Group Government Fund (the “Registrant”)
			File Nos. 811-04304; 002-97889

Dear Sir or Madam:

      Pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “1933 Act”) submitted electronically via the EDGAR system, please find enclosed certain risk/return summary information in an interactive data format using the eXtensible Business Reporting Language (the “XBRL exhibits”). The XBRL exhibits reflect the Item 3 risk/return summary disclosure that was included in the supplement relating to the prospectus dated November 28, 2012, for Delaware Inflation Protected Bond Fund, a series of the Registrant, that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission via the EDGAR system on October 11, 2013 (Accession No. 0001206774-13-003611) pursuant to Rule 497(e) under the 1933 Act.

      If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, please call me at [phone].

Very truly yours,

/s/ Jonathan M. Kopcsik

Jonathan M. Kopcsik

cc:

Michael E. Dresnin Bruce G. Leto

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