DNA tests to settle paternity disputes are the cornerstone of the Jeremy Kyle show but some viewers are fearing for its future after discovering the kits on sale at Home Bargains for £4.99.

Twitter users were quick to poke fun at the budget kits made by AlphaBiolabs with one joking that Jeremy Kyle and his staff will be 'down the job centre'.

Home Bargains website confirms it's the same test used by the Jeremy Kyle show, describing it as the 'fastest, most accurate home DNA paternity test in the UK'

However, it's not as not as cheap as it seems as the £4.99 only covers the kit to use at home.

To get the results, you have to send it off to the lab and pay £99 for a report.

Twitter users were quick to poke fun when they discovered the DNA testing kits used on the Jeremy Kyle show are on sale in Home Bargains for £4.99

The AlphaBiolabs kit uses 24 markers to give the most accurate result possible and includes cheek swabs and consent forms, which must be signed and posted back to the laboratory.

As soon as the lab receives your results, you will receive the big news by email the next working day.

The tests have been used on the show to deliver shocking news to grown adults that the person they thought was their father or mother is not in fact their biological parent.

And they have also proved handy in situations where a woman isn't sure who the father of her child is.