Mr Burns said the recent protest outside Flinders Street in which pensioners took their shirts off had helped spread the message, but it was a message that was soon forgotten.

"Once the photos are published they're only remembered with an occasional snigger."

But the inequities in the pension system are no laughing matter, Mr Burns said.

"The changes to the income and assets tests have benefited people with money ... for people like me and my wife there's nothing."

Mr Burns has put in a submission to the Government and has joined forces with La Trobe MP Jason Wood to advocate for change.

Mr Wood said he supported an increase of $30 a week for single pensioners and a $50 increase for couples.

Although married, Mr Burns said his concerns are also for single pensioners, particularly widows faced with "extra expenses" like home maintenance.

He said single pensioners faced similar living costs as a couple, such as running a household and car.

National Seniors Australia chief executive Michael O'Neill agreed, saying the consumer price index increase, which equates to $7.65 a week on single pensions, was not good enough.

"This translates into an extra $30 a week in pensioner pockets at a cost of around $1 billion per annum."

Holt MP Anthony Byrne said the Government acted immediately following the election, "introducing measures aimed at reducing the pressures on pensioners, including raising the utilities allowance from $107 to $500 a year and providing a $500 bonus".

National Seniors Australia is encouraging concerned seniors and others to write to their local MP.