Delaware Group Income Funds N-14 Registration statement for investment companies business combination

EX-99.14.b

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated September 23, 2020, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in Delaware Strategic Income Fund’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended July 31, 2020. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Service Providers” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June 25, 2021