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EXHIBIT (n)(1)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to
Registration Statement No. 333-75911 of Van Kampen Prime Rate Income Trust on
Form N-2 of our report dated September 15, 2000, appearing in the Annual Report
to Shareholders for the year ended July 31, 2000 for the Van Kampen Prime Rate
Income Trust, and to the reference to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent Auditors" in the Prospectus and "Independent
Auditors" in the Statement of Additional Information, which is part of such
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche
Chicago, Illinois
November 6, 2000
