Domestic violence continues to drive homelessness in New York City, ahead of evictions and overcrowding, at a time when the city’s primary shelter system is so taxed that Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to open 90 new facilities over five years.

To address the issue, the city is also bolstering its separate, smaller system of domestic violence shelters by opening 54 additional apartment-style units for families next month. Another 150 emergency beds for individuals are to open later this year.

The city currently has 47 emergency shelters for domestic violence victims whose lives are in danger and seven shelters with apartment-style units for those who are not at imminent risk but need to keep their locations confidential. (About 2,700 people are currently accommodated among both types of shelters.)

But the new beds cannot keep pace with the demand for the shelters, which last year housed a total of 8,786 people, including the children of victims.