Legal questions regarding the financing of services in SGB VIII are essential for the further development of child and youth welfare. But what is actually at stake when terms like social space orientation, provider-related budgets, and mixed financing are thrown into the discussion, or when a connection with regular structures (schools, daycare centers) and better cooperation between youth welfare and employment administration is demanded? Especially since the abolition of the legal entitlement seems to be off the table, the questions about the legal "if" and "how" for the practice of youth welfare financing are more pressing than ever. This is illuminated by the book, which is based on an expertise commissioned by four federal states on the "further development and management of educational assistance." The handbook on the law of financing services in child and youth welfare provides both foundational knowledge and detailed insights into all relevant legal aspects.