This research predicts welfare demands of the reunified Korea based on scrutinizing the current welfare condition in North Korea and explores the means through which inter-Korean integration can be fully realized by improving the quality of life of the people of the two Koreas.
The results holistically show high levels of demand in all areas of welfare and the reasons might pertain to insufficient social services they were provided with. This result implies a surge of welfare needs from people of the North after unification and is indicative of their high demands of social services. 

Ⅰ. Introduction 1 

Ⅱ. Discussion on transitioning to the integrated system 7 

Ⅲ. Legal problems under the integrated system 13 

Ⅳ. Reality of life in North Korea 27 

Ⅴ. Establishment of a basic livelihood security system 35 

Ⅵ. Basic framework for an income security system 41 

Ⅶ. Application of basic pension 51 

Ⅷ. Application of the National Pension scheme 57 

Ⅸ. Conclusion 63