Evaluasi Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) dalam Perspektif William Dunn di Kecamatan Kare Kabupaten Madiun

Abstract

The Family Hope Program (Program Keluarga Harapan/PKH) is a social protection policy aimed at reducing poverty and improving human resource quality through conditional social assistance. This study aims to evaluate the implementation of PKH in Kare District, Madiun Regency, using William Dunn’s policy evaluation framework, which encompasses effectiveness, efficiency, adequacy, equity, responsiveness, and appropriateness. This study employs a descriptive qualitative approach, with data collected through interviews, observations, and documentation involving the Head of the Social Welfare Section of Kare District, PKH facilitators, village officials, and beneficiary families. Data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman interactive model through data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The findings indicate that PKH has been relatively effective in improving beneficiary families’ access to education, healthcare, and social welfare services. However, its implementation continues to face challenges, including inaccurate beneficiary targeting, delays in updating social welfare data, suboptimal inter-agency coordination, and continued dependence on government assistance among some beneficiaries. The novelty of this study lies in the integrated application of Dunn’s six evaluation criteria to identify the gap between the success of social assistance delivery and the sustainability of poverty alleviation at the sub-district level. The policy implication is the need to strengthen beneficiary data validation and updating, cross-sectoral coordination, indicator-based monitoring, and empowerment and graduation programs to ensure that PKH becomes more targeted, responsive, and sustainable while measurably enhancing the economic independence of beneficiary families.