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Poverty is one of the biggest problem faced by almost every country in the world, both developed and developing countries. Poverty is a condition of a person trapped in the vicious circle of poverty and inability to break the vicious cycle. Therefore, intervention from external parties is needed to help someone getting out of the poverty trap. One of the interventions can be done through public policy. In 2017, 20.8% of the population in Indonesia is still below the poverty line. To suppress these figures, further studies need to be conducted on the effectiveness of existing poverty alleviation policies in tackling the problem of poverty in Indonesia. In 2017, Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) was known to have the highest poverty rate in Java. DIY poverty rate reached 13.02%, higher than Indonesias poverty rate which is 10.12%. One of the districts with the highest poverty rate in DIY is Kulon Progo Regency. Despite the decline in the last 10 years, the poverty rate of Kulon Progo Regency in 2017 reached 20%. Based on the secondary data, the largest pockets of poverty in Kulon Progo Regency is Kokap. Therefore, Kokap was chosen as the location of the poverty alleviation policy evaluation study in this article. This study is using the Delphic Analytical Process (DHP) method which is an integration of the Delphi method and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The Delphi method will be used to determine the most appropriate evaluation criteria in evaluating poverty alleviation policies while the AHP is used to assess the most effective poverty alleviation policies that have been implemented in Kokap, Kulon Progo Regency. The results of this study are expected to be useful for the government in reducing poverty through more effective policy formulations.