The 87-year-old said she "would have died" if she had heard the Leader of the Opposition name her on the radio.
Mrs Martin suffers from arthritis, has had two hips replaced, and lives on her own in Geraldine.
She lost her $30 a week home-help allowance a year ago and gets by with the help of her daughter, who changes her linen and does her weekly washing.
Mr Goff asked Parliament in his Budget speech yesterday: "Why is it somehow OK for old people to be denied home help to live independently in their own homes, while Cabinet Ministers get record level payments to live in their own homes on top of their big tax cuts?"
Mrs Martin said if it was not for her daughter then she would have to go into a home.
Mrs Martin said because she was still able to drive her car and buy her groceries, her domestic home-help was stopped.
Her message to Prime Minister John Key was simple: "I just couldn't exist here without people here to help me."
