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If you work in the centre of Cardiff you may have walked past a homeless man holding a sign up asking for work.

Daniel Smith, 25, has been homeless for the past three weeks.

The freelance graphic designer is often sat underneath a bridge near Wood Street reading his books.

Growing up, Daniel lived with his parents in Newport but his parents got divorced and he moved to Liverpool with his mum at the age of 12.

After moving around various places in the UK, he moved back to his hometown around three years ago.

He said: "I had a normal childhood but when my parents got divorced everything kind of changed. I studied in Liverpool and I loved it even though I was an outcast and I was bullied, I really learned a lot.

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"I've always been interested in graphic design and designing games so that's what I've been doing since I finished school and for the last three years I've been designing my own game.

"Life has always been on the edge for me because I have no family but I've always managed to pull through and this time I fell short with paying my rent."

Daniel said he was paying a landlady £90 a week to rent a room but after an argument, she evicted him within two days.

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He said: "I purposely stay away from the city centre because most of the homeless people are up to no good and so many are on crack or spice, I've been offered it around 50 times.

"Drug dealers will come up to you and offer you the drugs but I've never had a problem with drug or alcohol addiction in my life. That's why I sit underneath the bridge and read my books because I'd rather do something productive with my time."

Cardiff is very high on the list of UK towns and cities when it comes to the number of rough sleepers per 10,000 households.

Daniel said people in Cardiff have been nice to him and have showed sympathy towards him due to the sign he has by his side.

He has also been offered floor space at various hostels but he insisted he would rather be alone where he can control who he surrounds himself with.

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He added: "On Friday nights people are more generous because they're drunk so they'll hand me some money or a cheeseburger from McDonalds so that is always helpful.

"I never thought I'd be homeless and right now I'm sat wondering how my life turned out like this but hopefully I can get back on track.

"So many people fall on hard times but they have family to fall back on, I never had that and that's the difference but I can't wait to start working again.

"Businesses may see risks in hiring a homeless person so I hope an entrepreneur or a small business will give me a chance."

He said while he didn't go to university, he taught himself graphic design and software programming. He added that he has worked on a number of projects over the past few years.

Daniel is open to any work and can be contacted on 07523 711664.