Pensioners from Oxford were among 1,000 from across the UK who travelled to Westminster today to lobby MPs for a charter of basic rights.
Many pensioners felt their concerns were being ignored by the Government, so they dressed in hats, dark glasses and bandages in the style of the HG Wells' character, the Invisible Man.
The rally in the Methodist Central Hall heard from Kate Hoey MP and Sue Bott, from the National Campaign for Independent Living.
Bill Jupp, 76, a member of Oxford Pensioners' Action Group, who helped lead the delegation to Westminster, said: "One of the biggest issues for pensioners is paying for care.
"People do not want to be put into homes - they want to be independent, but they do need some help.
"I fear for pensioners in the future and that is what drives me on."
National Pensioners' Convention general secretary Joe Harris said the elderly were being treated like "second-class citizens".
He warned that one out of five older people was in poverty and attacked next year's £3.40-a-week rise in the state pension.
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