The Detrimental Effects Of Poverty P overty is the inability of individuals to fulfill the minimum basic needs for a decent life (Social Department and Statistical Center Bureau, 2002). The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) noted that Indonesia experienced the lowest point in terms of percentage of poverty since 1999, which was 9.82 percent in March 2018. As a result, there are many adverse effects caused by poverty itself, such as unemployment, crime, and education. Unemployment is the impact of poverty, because education and skills are things that are difficult for the community to achieve, so people find it difficult to develop and find decent jobs to meet their needs. Due to the difficulty of working, the absence of income makes it difficult to meet needs, lack of nutrition and health, and cannot fulfill other important needs. For example, the price of rice is increasing, people who are unemployed find it difficult to buy rice. An unemployed person who cannot provid...