THE INFLUENCE OF VILLAGE FUNDS, FAMILY HOPE PROGRAM (PKH), AND POPULATION ON POVERTY AT THE VILLAGE LEVEL IN KURUN SUB-DISTRICT, GUNUNG MAS DISTRICT 2018-2022

Abstract

This study aims to determine and analyze how the influence of the village fund program, the Family Hope Program (PKH) and the total population on poverty at the village level in Kurun District, Gunung Mas Regency in 2018-2022. Poverty is a very complex problem that needs to be addressed even though some developing countries have successfully carried out development in overcoming poverty. One of the poverty problems in Indonesia can be seen from the high poverty between urban and rural areas. Regional differences are also a feature of poverty that can be seen with the difference between rural and urban areas, poverty is more dominant in rural communities. The number of poor people in Indonesia in 2019 was 24.79 million. Factors that influence the emergence of poverty in Indonesia include low education levels, low health quality, limited capital, and increasingly limited employment opportunities. The method used in this research is the Panel Data Analysis method. The data used in this research is secondary data. Panel data is a combination of cross at the village level in Kurun District, Gunung Mas Regency and time series from 2018-2022. The panel data regression results with the selected model are the Fixed Effect (FEM) model. The results of this study indicate that the village fund variable has no negative effect on poverty in Kurun District, Gunung Mas Regency. he variable Family Hope Program (PKH) has no negative effect on poverty in Kecamatan Kurun, Gunung Mas Regency. The Total Population variable has a positive effect on poverty in Kurun Subdistrict, Gunung Mas Regency. It is concluded that village funds, the Family Hope Program (PKH) and population together affect poverty at the village level in Kurun District, Gunung Mas Regency in 2018-2022.