The Effect of Social Infrastructure on Rural Poverty in Indonesia with The Village Development Index As Moderation Variable

: Poverty is a major issue in many developing countries, including Indonesia. During the 2015-2021 period, Indonesia's poverty was dominated by rural areas. One of the efforts to overcome poverty is to provide access to infrastructure for the poor. Indonesia's poverty predominates in rural areas with minimal access to basic infrastructure. This study aims to analyze: (1) the effect of educational infrastructure on rural poverty; (2) the influence of health infrastructure on rural poverty; (3) Development Village Index moderates the effect of the number of schools and the number of health facilities on rural poverty. Social infrastructure is measured based on educational infrastructure (number of elementary school, junior high school, high school, and university buildings) and health infrastructure (number of hospital buildings and public health center), while poverty is measured by the percentage of rural poverty. The data source used is from the results of a national scale survey, namely the village potential 2018-2021. The analytical method uses multiple linear regression models and moderation tests. The results of the analysis show that the number of schools has a negative and significant effect on rural poverty, while the number of health facilities has a positive and significant effect on rural poverty. And based on the results of the moderation test that development village index is a moderating variable that can strengthen the relationship between the number of schools and the number of health facilities to rural poverty in Indonesia. Based on these findings, government support is needed in education assistance which will help increase access to education for poor families and improve the quality of health services that can reach most of the poor.