The purpose of this study is to understand policies and issues and to draw the political undertones of welfare for the elderly in Korea. The following were among their findings. A range of welfare policies for the elderly in Korea has been introduced. According to the policy, the system of welfare for the elderly has varied in different localities. For the reason, it is required to examinate and considerate effectiveness of the self-reliance ratio of local finance. And we need to look to ways of expanding the role of local governments, which have effectively to supply local residents with social welfare services that the central government is planing and enforcing.