NEUBERGER & BERMAN INCOME FUNDS
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                           NEUBERGER & BERMAN INCOME FUNDS
                   Supplement to the Prospectus dated March 1, 1996

     The table on page 4 is amended to read as follows:

              LIMITED MATURITY

              INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE:  Highest current income consistent
              with low risk to principal and liquidity; and
              secondarily, total return

              PRINCIPAL PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:  Short- to intermediate-term
              debt securities, primarily investment grade; maximum 10% below
              investment grade, but no lower than B*

              COMPARATIVE INFORMATION:  More potential price fluctuation;
              maximum average duration of four years

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              *  Securities that are below investment grade will be purchased
              only if rated B or higher by either Moody's Investors Service,
              Inc. ("Moody's") or Standard & Poor's ("S&P") or, if unrated by
              either of those entities, deemed by N&B Management to be of
              comparable quality.  See pages 26-27.

     The following language is inserted in place of the carryover paragraph on
     pages 22-23:

                      Neuberger & Berman LIMITED MATURITY Bond
              Portfolio invests in a diversified portfolio consisting
              primarily of short- to intermediate-term U.S. Government
              and Agency Securities and investment grade debt
              securities issued by financial institutions,
              corporations, and others.  The dollar-weighted average
              duration of the Portfolio will not exceed four years. 
              The Portfolio's dollar-weighted average maturity may
              range up to five years.  Securities in which the
              Portfolio may invest include mortgage-backed and asset-
              backed securities, repurchase agreements with respect to
              U.S. Government and Agency Securities, and foreign
              investments.  The Portfolio may invest up to 10% of its
              net assets in fixed income securities that are below
              investment grade, including unrated securities deemed by
              N&B Management to be of comparable quality.  The
              Portfolio will not invest in such securities unless they
              are rated at least B by Moody's or S&P or, if unrated by
              either of those entities, deemed by N&B Management to be
              of comparable quality.  For information on the risks
              associated with investments in securities rated below
              investment grade, see "Ratings of Securities."  The
              Portfolio may purchase and sell covered call and put
              options, interest-rate futures contracts, and options on
              those futures contracts and may lend portfolio
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              securities.  The Portfolio may invest up to 5% of its net
              assets in municipal securities when N&B Management
              believes such securities may outperform other available
              issues.

     The following language is inserted in place of the carryover paragraph on
     pages 26-27:

                      Neuberger & Berman LIMITED MATURITY Bond
              Portfolio may invest up to 10% of its net assets in fixed
              income securities that are below investment grade,
              including unrated securities deemed by N&B Management to
              be of comparable quality.  The Portfolio will not invest
              in such securities unless they are rated at least B by
              Moody's or S&P or, if unrated by either of those
              entities, deemed by N&B Management to be of comparable
              quality.  Securities rated below investment grade are
              described as speculative by both Moody's and S&P. 
              Securities rated B are judged to be predominantly
              speculative with respect to their capacity to pay
              interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms
              of the obligations.  Changes in economic conditions or
              developments regarding the individual issuer are more
              likely to cause price volatility and weaken the capacity
              of the issuer of such securities to make principal and
              interest payments than is the case for higher grade debt
              securities.  An economic downturn affecting the issuer
              may result in an increased incidence of default.  The
              market for lower-rated securities may be thinner and less
              active than for higher-rated securities.  N&B Management
              seeks to reduce the risks associated with investing in
              such securities by limiting the Portfolio's holdings in
              them and by extensively analyzing the potential benefits
              of such an investment in relation to the associated
              risks.

                               The date of this supplement is June 5, 1996.
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                           NEUBERGER & BERMAN INCOME FUNDS
               Supplement to the Statement of Additional Information 
                                 dated March 1, 1996


     The first paragraph under the heading "Risks of Fixed Income Securities"
     is amended to read as follows:

                      Fixed income securities are subject to the risk of an
     issuer's inability to meet principal and interest payments on its
     obligations ("credit risk") and are subject to price volatility due to
     such factors as interest rate sensitivity, market perception of the
     creditworthiness of the issuer, and general market liquidity ("market
     risk").  Lower-rated securities are more likely to react to developments
     affecting market and credit risk than are more highly rated securities,
     which react primarily to movements in the general level of interest rates. 
     Neuberger&Berman Limited Maturity Bond Portfolio may invest up to 10% of
     its net assets in fixed income securities that are below investment grade. 
     The Portfolio will not invest in such securities unless they are rated at
     least B by Moody's or S&P or, if unrated by either of those entities,
     deemed by N&B Management to be of comparable quality.  Securities rated
     below investment grade are described as "speculative" by both Moody's and
     S&P.  Moody's also deems securities rated Baa to have speculative
     characteristics.  Securities rated B are judged to be predominantly
     speculative with respect to their capacity to pay interest and repay
     principal in accordance with the terms of the obligations.  

                               The date of this supplement is June 5, 1996.
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